FIDM MUSEUM.....The "Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Costume Sketch Exhibition, A BLOG RECAP!

Sketch Fab: Nick Verreos--"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the new "Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition at the FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum. The exhibition features over 100 original sketches and wardrobe pieces from top costume designers such as Gilbert Adrian, Edith Head and William Travilla.

Exhibit Pose--Nick Verreos at the "Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

Esquevin, who is Director of Library Services at the Coronado Public Library and has been collecting original Hollywood costume sketches for over 25 years. He inherited some  costume sketches from his great aunt who worked in wardrobe at the RKO as well as other studios.

I LOVE this new exhibition for many reasons: I am a big fan of Hollywood, costumes and more importantly, fashion sketches. I still hand-sketch EVERY design I come up with and therefore I love and respect vintage fashion illustrations and sketches and particularly, ones referring to Hollywood...

David Paul and Nick Verreos--"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

Here are photo examples of some of the FABULOUS costume sketches:

"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

Sketch by Donna Peterson of Goldie Hawn in "Foul Play"--"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

William Travilla sketch of  actress Sharon Tate playing "Jennifer North" in "Valley of the Dolls"--"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

Norma Koch Sketch of Diana Ross in "Lady Sings The Blues"--"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

William Travilla costume sketch--"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

Walter Plunkett sketch--"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

Bill Thomas Sketch of Shirley Jones from "Never Steal Anything Small"--"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum

WHAT: 

"Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection" Exhibition

Iconic Hollywood Costume Sketches Exhibit



WHERE:

FIDM Museum & Galleries

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

919 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90015, Ground Floor, Park side



WHEN:

Exhibit runs from June 11-November 1, 2014

10am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday (Closed Sunday, Monday)

Free to the public

For More Info. --Click HERE

Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2013.....HBO's "Behind The Candelabra" Wins for Outstanding Costume Design for a Movie, Miniseries, Special

 Crystal Award: HBO's "Behind The Candelabra", Winner of Outstanding Costume Design for a Movie, Miniseries, Special

Last night were the 2013 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Traditionally, these Creative Arts Emmy Awards are held the weekend before the LIVE Primetime Emmy Awards. They are largely dedicated to key technical disciplines and
behind-the-scenes crafts essential to television production: art
direction, cinematography, hairstyling, makeup, music, picture editing,
sound editing and mixing, special visual effects, stunts and more.

Congrats Heidi and Tim: Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn won for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program--2013 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Back to the Best Costumes...

Michael Douglas as Liberace, HBO's "Behind The Candelabra"--winner of Outstanding Costume Design for a Movie, Miniseries, Special

Ellen Mirojnick, Costume Designer for HBO's "Behind The Candelabra"--Ellen Mirojnick won for Outstanding Costume Design for a Movie, Miniseries, Special. 

Congratulations to Ellen! It was such a pleasure to have met her and to find out that she ONLY had FIVE weeks to design, and create, the costumes for "Behind The Candelabra". It is with special pleasure to have found out that she had won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Movie, Miniseries, Special. Needless to say, I had a special kinship to all those sparkles--and the amazing craftsmanship of her designs!

(Left to right): FIDM Museum Barbara Bundy, Vice President of Education FIDM and FIDM Museum & Galleries Director, Mary Rose President of the Costume Designers Guild and Curator of FIDM Museum's 7th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition, Nick Verreos and Ellen Mirojnick, Costume Designer of "Behind The Candelabra"

Nick Verreos--FIDM Museum & Galleries 7th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition "Behind The Candelabra" tableaux

You can check out the Emmy-Award Winning Costumes from "Behind The Candelabra" designed by Ellen Mirojnick at FIDM Museum & Galleries RIGHT NOW:

Admission is FREE

The Exhibition is open until October 19th

Location: 919 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles California 90015

Closed Sundays and Mondays

NICK APPEARANCES.....TV Guide Network 2013 Academy Awards Live Red Carpet Show: Rehearsal Day!

The Day Before (The Oscars):

Rehearsal Outfits: (left to right) Nick Verreos, Tabatha Coffey, Marc Istook--TV Guide Network 2013 Academy Awards Red Carpet Show

As you may know a little awards show occurred on Sunday--yes, the Academy Awards. I was honored to be part of the TV Guide Network 2013 Academy Awards Red Carpet Live Show Hosted by Chris Harrison once again this year as the Red Carpet Fashion Correspondent--along with "Hair Diva" Tabatha Coffey of Bravo's Tabatha Takes Over and Marc Istook, who was our Sky-view/Balcony "Main Man". We had a BLAST and I have to say, it was one of the most exciting Academy Awards Red Carpet show EVER!

I will have a PHOTO RECAP of Sunday after this blog post here...but first, it's time for the Pre-Oscars Rehearsal Blog Photo Gallery. On Saturday, we all had to do a Run-Thru and Rehearsal of how the show would go on Sunday. And before, during, and after, I got some photos of the day:

Nick Verreos and Tabatha Coffey, Dolby Theatre, 2013 Academy Awards Red Carpet--Soon after we got our credentials and arrived to the Dolby Theatre, my TV Guide Network Expert-in-Fashion-and-Hair Crimes, Tabatha Coffey and I made a bee-line onto the red carpet to survey the "lay of the land" and well, take in the excitement of being there. We did it last year, so we felt, why break with tradition...

Fashion Sketch Oscars, Dolby Theatre, 2013 Academy Awards Red Carpet--I was extra excited because there were fabulous Fashion Illustrations from famous Hollywood Costume Designers and iconic Hollywood actresses and movies lining the red carpet, paying an "homage" to the glamour of Hollywood and how important and integral Fashion (with a Capital "F") has become to the Oscars.

Fashion/Costume Design Illustrations lining the Oscars red carpet (covered in plastic the day before)--Dolby Theatre, 2013 Academy Awards Red Carpet

The Sketches:

 

Elizabeth Taylor in "Last Time I Saw Paris", Helen Rose Costume Designer

Elizabeth Taylor

Joan Crawford

Bette Davis in "All About Eve", Edith Head Costume Designer and Charles LeMaire, Wardrobe Director

Sketch from Costume Designer Walter Plunkett

Costume sketch for Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind", Walter Plunkett Costume Designer

Marilyn Monroe in "There's No Business Like Show Business", William Travilla Costume Designer

Marilyn Monroe, William Travilla Costume Designer

Besides the great Costume Fashion Illustrations, we also spotted some celebs doing their rehearsals for Sunday's show--from my "Balcony" spot right above the red carpet, I made sure to get some pics of Kelly Rowland (LOVE HER!) who was there for ABC and their Pre-Show: 

Kelly Rowland, during her ABC rehearsals--Dolby Theatre 2013 Academy Awards Red Carpet, the Day Before

Kelly Rowland, during a Dress On-Camera Test with her Custom Donna Karan Atelier gown--I almost tweeted this pic but thought "wait, if I do, then I will give away what she'll wear and I'm sure that won't be very nice..." so no tweet from me. I saved it until today.

Tabatha Coffey and Nick Verreos--on Saturday--the day before the Oscars--Dolby Theatre 2013 Academy Awards Red Carpet

**Next Up: The Final Night Photo Recap!!!