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FIDM Museum Donor Spotlight: Maria Cole (Mrs. Nat King Cole)
Maria Cole Album, 1960, ebay The FIDM Museum collection wouldn’t exist without the support of many donors. I’d like to shine a spotlight on one fashionable donor who gave a personal selection of...
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Sporting Fashion Catalogue Contest Winner
Today we are thrilled to share the winner of our Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960 catalogue giveaway! Congratulations to…drumroll…high school student Manusree More! We asked for a...
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Introducing the NEW FIDM Museum Website
The FIDM Museum is proud to debut our newly designed website, complete with a fresh color palette, streamlined organization, and most importantly, plenty of resources at your fingertips – all on one...
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Ready-To-Wear, Italian Style
Emily Mushaben In this blog post, we’re treated to a slice of Italian fashion by Emily Mushaben. Emily is a master’s candidate in her final year in New York University’s MA Costume Studies program and...
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FIDM Museum Registrar Job Posting
Are you a museum professional with a dedication to organization and a passion for fashion history? Read on for an exciting opportunity! The FIDM Museum seeks a qualified Registrar to oversee daily...
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Model Behavior: Black Beauty & Sartorial Ingenuity Through The Lens Of The...
Iesha Coppin-Forde For our next two blog posts, Iesha Coppin-Forde takes us on a journey through the pages of Ebony magazine. Iesha was the FIDM Museum’s Lori and Sal Santamaura 2021 Summer Study...
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Model Behavior: Black Beauty & Sartorial Ingenuity Through The Lens Of The...
In Part II of Model Behavior: Black Beauty & Sartorial Ingenuity Through the Lens of the Ebony Fashion Fair, Iesha Coppin-Forde continues her examination of black beauty products, models, and the...
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An Early Denim Coat from the FIDM Museum Collection
For our latest blog post, the FIDM Museum’s Associate Curator Christina Johnson does a deep dive into the most American of fabrics: denim. The impetus for her research is a rare coat in our permanent...
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Olympe Boisse & New Orleans: A French Modiste in an American City
Meet Madame Olympe! Curator Kevin Jones relays the story behind the mysterious, intriguing southern businesswoman who thrived in a world of male-dominated industry, and survived an internal conflict...
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“Bringing it to the Light”: Fabrice Simon
Press photo, Rhoda Amon for the Washington Post News Service, 1984 FIDM Museum Registrar Christina Frank shares her research on the life and work of Fabrice Simon, the fashion designer celebrated for...
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