2007 marks the fifty-ninth time the Academy Award® will be presented for outstanding costume design. The FIDM Museum
& Galleries are proud to present our 15th annual edition of the Art of Motion
Picture Costume Design Exhibition.

The costumes in the Museum & Galleries represent the creativity and skill of the Costume Designer in creating the mood
and aura of the period in which each
film is set.

Whether they are elegant embroideries
and ruffles or gritty denims and fleece, costumes must fit the style and tone of the movie, requiring equal amounts of research, skill, and talent.

FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising salutes these multifaceted Designers and their counterparts, and praises the meticulous research, the painstaking care in detail and design, and the enormous contribution that costume design makes to the film industry.

Fifteen years ago, with the help of the Costume Designers Guild, FIDM debuted a groundbreaking exhibition honoring the incredible work of Costume Designers in the film industry. This modest first effort met with such success, that in each succeeding year, the number of films and costumes on display grew exponentially. Today, we welcome thousands of people from around the world, who visit and tour our 11,000 square-foot Museum & Galleries. This is indeed a tribute to the skill, dedication, and talent of those artists we showcase. We are proud of our association with the creative people who produce magic for the film industry. As always, we salute their efforts and triumphs.