The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising is celebrating the important contribution of Costume Designers to the art of cinema with their 18th annual exhibit entitled: "The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design."
Featuring over 100 actual costumes from more than 20 movies released in 2009, the exhibit is the only one of its kind in the world, and is free to the general public.
Visitors will be able to see the wearable art created by some of the most accomplished costume designers working in movies today. Indeed, the movies: Bright Star, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Nine, and The Young Victoria feature prominently in the show, and each of these movies has garnered an Oscar nomination for their respective designers.
Colleen Atwood’s costumes for both Public Enemies and Nine are in this year’s exhibit. Nine earned Atwood her 8th Academy Award nomination, and gazing at the costumes on display, it easy to see why: one million Swarovski crystals were used to create the show-stopping showgirl costumes alone.
Kids visiting the FIDM exhibit with their parents will be in for a special treat. Several of the puppets from the stop-motion animated feature, Coraline, are on display, and the impressive, bigger-than-life costumes that the Jim Henson Company constructed for Where The Wild Things Are, look ready to start a wild rumpus at any moment.
In all, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising is showcasing the designs of 30 Academy Award nominations. Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Watchmen, and last year’s Oscar winner, The Duchess, are just a few of the not to be missed designs in this unique exhibition of artistry.
"The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design" is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10a.m. to 4p.m. through April 17th. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Parking is available in the lot under the college building on 9th street, and in surrounding lots near the FIDM campus.
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