About The Exhibit

The FIDM Museum & Galleries’ 12th Annual “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design” Exhibition salutes the creativity of Costume Designers for film and celebrates FIDM's unique relationship with the Entertainment industry.

The exhibition features over 100 costumes from 24 exciting films, including this year's five Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design: Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Last Samurai, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and Seabiscuit.

Other films represented in the 2004 exhibition include The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Missing, and many more.

A Bit of Exhibition History

Twelve years ago, with the help of The Costume Designers Guild, The Museum Galleries at The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM planned an exhibit honoring the work of the talented men and women costume designers in the film industry. This modest first effort met with such success, that in each succeeding year, the number of movies and costumes grew. Four years ago, the college opened an entirely new museum with 11,000 square feet of space, expanding the scope of the exhibition. Today, the exhibit receives international publicity, thousands upon thousands of people visit the Museum Galleries, tour groups travel far distances, including hundreds of students from high schools and colleges all over California and surrounding states. This indeed, is a tribute to the skill, dedication and talent of those artists we showcase each year. The Museum at FIDM is very proud of its association with the creative people who produce their costume magic for the film industry. As always, we salute their efforts, triumphs and art.