FIDM Film & TV Costume Design Grad Michelle Liu is credited as the Key Costume Designer on the new Tim Burton film Alice In Wonderland, which is currently in production. Michelle, who graduated in '06, has also worked on Bedtime Stories and The Cleaner. For more pix from the set of Alice, click here. --Kim
Strictly Fabulous Style interviews FIDM Fashion Design Grad Agata Maskiewics about her job as stylist for the T.V. show The Starter Wife. Here's an excerpt:
"Fashion is almost like another character in The Starter Wife.
So much of the personality of the actors comes through in the clothing
they wear. Our goal is to have the audience as excited about the
fashions as they are the characters. We want the people at home to feel
as though they can hear the ruffle of Molly’s Zac Posen silk dress and smell the exquisite leather of her Manolos.
We want them to daydream about getting into Molly’s closet and have the
opportunity to dress from it everyday as she does. And yes, the closet
is huge, since as a Hollywood woman, she never repeats an outfit!"
Read the rest of the interview here. --Kim
Film & T.V. Costume Design Grads are really using their FIDM education to make a name for themselves within the Entertainment Industry! FIDM's amazing Career Development Center and our unique industry partnerships help make it possible.
It's also exciting to see that successful working alumni are usually more than willing to hire new FIDM Students and Grads because they know that they have the skills necessary to perform well on the job. Here is just a small sampling of some of the most recent jobs held by our grads within the field of Costume Design. --Kim
Kristi Hoffman, Set Costume Designer for Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page's upcoming film Whip It
Agata Maskiewicz, Costume Designer for NBC's The Starter Wife
Kelli Martin, Designer Contestant on Project Runway: Season 5
Suzy Magnin, Set Costumer for FOX's Prison Break and Costume for So You Think You Can Dance
Michelle Liu, Costume Designer for CBS's The Cleaner and Key Costumer for Steven Spielberg's Tin Tin
Rumaldo Medina, Designer/Sampler Maker for ABC's America's Prom Queen
Andrea Galer, Emmy Winner and Costume Designer for Jane Eyre miniseries
Christie Tackett, Design Guest for Tyra Banks Show
Diane Savone, Set Costume for Teen Choice Awards
Ray Baltazar, Producer for Ed Hardy's Smashbox runway show
Rumaldo Medina, Sketched Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's wedding attire for In-Style Celebrity Weddings
Joan Lee, Intern for City Ballet of Los Angeles
Greg Lavoi, Costume Designer for The Closer
On July 26, FIDM launched it's 3rd Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition, featuring costumes from today's top T.V. shows, including Scrubs, Project Runway, and Emmy-award nominated Mad Men and Pushing Daisies. Also on display are wonderful retro costumes from T.V. shows of the '70s and '80s such as The Carol Burnett Show and Moonlighting.
This is an amazing opportunity to see the work of some of the most renowned Costume Designers working in the business. The exhibition runs through September 28. Visit the FIDM Museum & Galleries page for details. --Kim
Images from the Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition opening: (from top) Bryan Batt (Salvatore Romano on Mad Men) with Costume Designer Katherine Jane Bryant; Spencer Grammer (Casey Cartwright on Greek); Lloyd Segan, Producer of Greek, Costume Designer, FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Grad, Mandi Line, and Shawn Piller, Producer of Greek; Marg Helgenberger, Actress, plays the role of Catherine Willows on the television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
FIDM Merchandise Marketing Grad Jill Ohanneson is the Costume Designer for CBS's new show Swingtown, set in the 1970s and brought to us by the creators of The OC. Watch this video for a behind-the-scenes look at costume design for the show. Jill, who also worked on Six Feet Under, has been nominated for three primetime Emmys. --Kim
FIDM Museum Curator and Fashion Design Program Grad Kevin Jones came up
with the idea for the FIDM Museum & Galleries latest exhibition Aesthetes, Bohemians & Craftsmen: Artistic Dress, 1880s-1920s
while lunching with the curator of the historic Gamble
House. Read the interview on FIDM's Fashion Club Daily to find out lots more about the FIDM Fashion Design Grad and this fascinating new exhibition! --Kim
Honoring the Centennial Celebration of the historic Gamble House, the FIDM Museum & Galleries latest
exhibition, Aesthetes, Bohemians & Craftsmen: Artistic Dress, 1880s-1920s, celebrates the Artistic Dress Movement from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, depicting a dynamic period of changing morals and attitudes relating to dress and positions in society. This avant-garde epoch helped propel fashion out of the Victorian era and continues to influence 21st century fashion.
Complementing the FIDM Museum & Galleries exhibition will be a special exhibition at the Gamble House curated by FIDM's own Museum Curator Kevin Jones. Drawing on FIDM’s extensive and notable collection of costumes the exhibition will showcase Fashionable Dress from the period in which the house was built a century ago.
Visit the FIDM Museum & Galleries online for more information to arrange a free group tour of Aesthetes, Bohemians & Crafstmen on the FIDM Los Angeles campus. For information on the Gamble House exhibition, click here. --Kim
Images: A life size frieze of Isadora Duncan, wearing a series of garments, captures the essence of the Aesthetes, Bohemians and Craftsmen dress movements; Little Lord Fauntleroy costume; Tunic created by Raymond Duncan, Paris; "Lampshade" Tunic created by Parisian designer Paul Poiret.
Where can you see the actual costumes from some of 2007's most exciting films? Only at FIDM's "16th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design" exhibition, of course. The costumes from last year's biggest and best films including Atonement, Sweeney Todd, Enchanted, Harry Potter, The Golden Compass, and many more will be on display in the FIDM Museum & Galleries through April 12, 2008. Find out more! --Kim
Only Place In The World
THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL “ART OF MOTION PICTURE COSTUME DESIGN”
An Exhibition Celebrating 2007 Costumes For Film Including The Work Of Oscar® Nominated and Winning Designers
Monday, January 28th - Saturday, April 12th, 2008: FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Los Angeles, California--Monday, January 28, 2008--The FIDM Museum & Galleries in downtown Los Angeles, California will open their 16th annual exhibition saluting “THE ART OF MOTION PICTURE COSTUME DESIGN.” Located on the campus of FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, the exhibition closes April 12th, 2008.
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This annual, free to the public, major exhibition is the only one of its kind in the world. It pays homage to the creativity of the costume designer for film with a museum show of outstanding costumes and Oscar® nominated designs. On view will be over 125 actual costumes from 25 outstanding 2007 motion pictures, including costumes from films nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Costume Design.
In keeping with the museum’s tradition, visitors will see costumes saluting last year’s Oscar® winner for Best Costume Design, "Marie Antoinette." Costume Designer Milena Canonero created the costumes for this film and not only won the Academy Award® for this motion picture, but for “Chariots of Fire,” and “Barry Lyndon” as well. She has also been nominated for the Oscar® for five additional films.
Exhibition Information: Including Group Tour Times
Opens to Public: Monday, January 28, 2008, ends Saturday, April 12, 2008
Gallery Hours: 10-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday (Closed Sunday)
Closed: Easter Weekend, March 21 through March 23
Admission: Free
Location: The FIDM Museum & Galleries On The Park, 1st Level
FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, 919 S. Grand Avenue,
Los Angeles, CA 90015 (Corner of Grand Avenue & 9th Street)
Parking: Under college building. Entrance on 9th Street or in surrounding lots
Tours: For groups of 10 to 25 people. If more than 25 people, group will be split into two consecutive time slots. Tours are one hour: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 and 11 AM, 12, 2 and 3 PM. To schedule tours please call: 213-624-1200 X 3367
Public Information: 213-624-1200, Ext. 2224
A Bit of Exhibition History
For the past sixteen years, the FIDM Museum & Galleries have honored the incredible work of costume designers in the film industry through this groundbreaking exhibition. With the help of the Costume Designers Guild, we salute the skill, dedication, and talent of those artists we showcase in the exhibition that draws thousands of visitors annually. We are proud of our association with the creative people who produce magic for the film industry and salute their efforts and triumphs.
Media Contact:
Shirley Wilson
213-624-1200 ext. 2625 or
323-655-9915
Email: swilson@fidm.com
FIDM Student Sarah Quillian is a shoo-in for any costume contest she may
be entering come Halloween--The Fashion Design student has a special
knack for making outrageous, eye-catching costumes! How does she
balance life as a FIDM Student with her costume sewing? It's all about
priorities. "The majority of my money goes
towards costumes -- fabric and notions and supplies and equipment. The
rest of it goes towards gas to get to school and buying cheap fabric
for school assignments," she says. Continue reading Angel's Style Scoop interview with Sarah here.
