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The This exhibition consists of dozens of costumes; the accompanying photo
murals and film clips put the costumes into cinematic context. Some of the
creations on view include designer Alexandra Byrne's 16th century gown for Cate
Blanchett in Elizabeth (1998), Ruth Myers's early 19th century empire
dress for Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996), Janet Patterson's late 19th
century designs for Isabel Archer (Nicole Kidman) in The Portrait of a Lady
(1996), and Milena Canonero's early 20th century wedding dress for Karen
Blixen (Meryl Streep) in Out of Africa (1985).
Note also titled "Fashion in Film" see
our review
here at an earlier stop and even more on
Costumer's Guide.
This exhibition is organized by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington,
D.C., in cooperation with Cosprop Ltd., London, England.
Candlelight Tours - Banning House Museum
Join then for a "special evening event, including a guided Living History
tour through the Museum, holiday refreshments and entertainment in the
Photograph Gallery. This extra special glimpse at "A Victorian Family Christmas"
is a chance to see the Museum in candlelit elegance and holiday spirit. "
 | Info:
http://www.banningmuseum.org/events/ (310) 548-7777
 | December 8-9, 2007. 6-8pm, |
| Members $15 donation / public $20 / Children with an adult, free |
| 401 E. "M" Street, Wilmington, South of the Pacific Coast Hwy, E of
Avalon Blvd. |
| Reservations required |
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The Gasfitter's Ball
Be
transported back in time to the 18th century for an evening of Victorian period
dinner and dance in the time of Sherlock Holmes.
Experience all the color and pageantry of the Elizabethan court as The
Huntington travels back in time to recreate the annual Accession celebration of
Queen Elizabeth I. Enjoy period music and dance; mingle with merchants,
courtiers, and soldiers; talk to explorers about their voyages to the New World;
and pay your respects to the queen herself.
With the Guild of St George
Texuba - Kimono and Textiles
| Great shows for Textile junkies. Beautiful fabrics that only
come to town a few times a year. Kimono and obi.
| They have a new format with more smaller shows, join their
e-mail list for announcements. Keep checking their website at
www.texuba.com for the latest shows. |
| Note: Texuba's master collection of historic textiles will be
sold in the future. Check for information about this on their
website. |
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| Los Angeles
| Saturday, November 17, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Jan's Antique Mall Auditorium. Long Beach |
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Join Mme. Fumi Akutagawa, costume advisor to the multiple academy award*
winning movie, Memoirs of A Geisha, for two demonstrations of how to wear
the the Japanese kimono, followed by photo opportunities with her students
as they stroll one of the finest Japanese Gardens in the Western Hemisphere,
dressed in their most beautiful traditional costumes.
| Info:
http://www.thejapanesegarden.com/ or 818 756 8000
| October 28, 2007
 | Garden open from 10:00 AM-3:15 PM |
| Show Times 11:30 AM & 2:00 PM |
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| The Japanese Garden of the San Fernando Valley
| 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys |
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Crossroads, who runs a number of renaissance festivals, has decided to give
the fantasy and galactic folks a place to play faire. "Grab your shuttle,
spaceships, and transporters". We're assuming that means that Klingons and
Jedi's are the norm. Does that mean the ren folks will be the time
travelers? Should be an interesting first year.
| Info:
http://www.renaissanceinfo.com/galactic/ or 800-320-4736
| October 20-21, 2007 |
| $16 / seniors, kids half price |
| Crossroads Riverview Park, 14600 River Rd, Corona |
| Free parking, RV camping, pets on leash |
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Travel back in time to the Roaring Twenties with characters from the past
as you tour La Casa Nueva, the fully-restored Spanish Colonial
Revival mansion built by the Temple family in the 1920s. Hour-long tours are
free, but reservations are recommended, and space is limited for each tour.
(Check their calendar for more events though the year.)
The new Queen Mary Art Deco Festival, presented by the RMS Queen Mary
Foundation in association with the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles.
Period life music, lectures, silent auctions, Sunday brunch, tea, art deco
bazaar, special tours and more. Walking tours. Vintage car show. Art
Deco Ball includes a 4 course dinner and dancing to Mora's Modern Rhythmists.
The proceeds from all activities will benefit conservation and restoration of
the impressive collection of original art aboard the 1936 ocean liner.
| Info: (562) 435-3511 or
http://www.queenmary.com/ &
http://adsla.org/qmschedule.htm
| August 31 - September 3, 2007, labor day weekend |
| festival admission only: $22.95 for adults, other items including
meals and the ball have separate pricing or
there are packages available. Discounts for senior/military/children. |
| Art Deco attire is encouraged. |
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Annual Baggins' Birthday Picnic & Hall of Fire
Open to any & all Lord Of the Rings fans
Bring your favorite LOTR games, fan art or acoustic musical
instruments, a blanket to spread out, and enjoy an afternoon of food and
fellowship with fellow LOTR fans. TORn usually has a few LOTR-themed games
planned, and a costume contest with small prizes, so costumes are definitely
encouraged!
| Info: http://www.theonering.net/
| Date: Sunday, September 23th, 2007 |
| Location: Griffith Park, the east end
of the tennis courts beyond the merry-go-round, tentative |
| Time: starting at noon, ending around 5PM |
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Food: Pot-luck; please bring some picnic food to share (a bucket of fried
chicken, sandwiches, potato salad, cole slaw, fruit, veggies & dip, etc.) or
soft-drinks,
ice, a cooler, desserts, etc. Alcohol is not permitted in the Park.
| Hall of Fire, September 22. Check
Tolkien
Forever group for more details and to sign up. Must RSVP this
event |
This event will be hosted by TORn (
www.theonering.net ) with enthusiastic assistance from "Tolkien
Forever."
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tolkien_Forever/
| The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the FIDM Museum & Galleries
jointly present the exhibition, showcasing a retrospective of television's
most memorable costume designs from the past and present. Featured will
be work from this year's Emmy nominations. |
| Also catch "The Price is Right" Costume Display on their 3rd floor
gallery. (Dates limited.)
| Info: http://www.fidm.edu/resources/museum+galleries
for their website and past exhibits.
| July 31- September 29, 2007, 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. Monday through
Saturday. Closed Labor Day Weekend.
| The Price is Right Costume Display on the 3rd floor gallery just
just August 24 - September 22, 2007 |
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| Free to all |
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Heritage Square Museum remembers 40 years ago, young people converged
on Los Angeles and San Francisco in a social experiment that changed society.
There will be dance contests, hippie “costume” contests, face painting, give-aways,
refreshments, and of course, music. K-EARTH-101 radio will be there, playing all
the “oldies” and special live performance by The Ravelers. This event is a
fundraiser for Heritage Square and proceeds will go to restoration projects at
the museum. Get out your love beads and be sure to wear some flowers in
your hair!
They carry costumes, props, set decor and artwork from various
productions. They're opening their parking lot for special sales just
in time to help you for Halloween costume shopping. Come prepared to power shop. OR... if you
can't get there, check out their web options as well.
| Info:
http://www.backlotprops.com/ or 800-773-3020
| Saturday - August 25, 2007 - 9am-3pm
| 8853 Wilbur Avenue, Northridge
| (corner of Wilbur and Rayen) |
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County fair time is the best time to get a good deal on a sewing machine.
Do your research in advance and then be ready to shop and compare. Read
all our tips <here>.
| LA Country Fairplex - September 7-30, 2007 (Wed- Sunday) |
| While you're there, start your Halloween early with
Fearplexes Haunted Manor. |
| July 13 &14, 2007, Annual
| Expanded to two days now. |
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| Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd. |
| Masquerade dance |
| Costume required or formal dress and mask |
| Info:
http://www.labyrinthmasquerade.com |
Labyrinth (1986) Movie Screaming / Q&A
Re-Issue of the 1986 Jim Henson Classic – New 35 mm print. Special
screenings at Nuart in Los Angeles, July 27-Aug 2, 2007
SPECIAL GUESTS: Q&A with Conceptual Designer Brian Froud, Puppet Designer
Wendy Froud and Actor Toby Froud on July 30, 2007 at 7:30 pm
| Info:
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bring the best of the Star Wars universe together in one place, to
a weekend that’s designed by fans for fans. Stars, crew, sneak peaks
"The first exhibit of its kind that combines costumes and props from all
six Star Wars films with real-world technologies, video interviews with
filmmakers, scientists and engineers, and two large Engineering Design Labs,
where visitors can build and test speeders and robots. Visitors will explore
prototypes, learn about the engineers and designers who are creating new
technologies, and discover intriguing similarities between how scientists
and filmmakers think."
| Info:
http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/Exhibits/Weingart/starwars/starwars.php
| California Museum of Science
| Los Angeles, CA |
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| February 11 - April 29, 2007
| Special Overtime slumber party is March 23, 2007, for Members
only. |
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Special notes:
| Photography,
sketching, and strollers are permitted inside the exhibit. |
| Masks may
not be worn inside the exhibit. |
| Star Wars Airchair ride
requires close toed shoes. (See
website for more restrictions.) |
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IMAX ticket purchasers and California Science Center
Members receive priority admission to the exhibit. All
others will be admitted on a first come, first served basis, subject to the
exhibit's attendance capacity - admission cannot be guaranteed. More
info <here>
| The FIDM Galleries in Los Angeles have an amazing display of this last
year's movie costumes
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Highlighting over one hundred examples of contemporary fashionable dress
from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Breaking the Mode:
Contemporary Fashion from the Permanent Collection examines the work of
approximately fifty international designers who have challenged the
traditional rules and conventions established by venerable European fashion
houses. The exhibition examines radical ideas introduced in four areas of
contemporary fashion: construction, materials, form, and concepts. ...
Breaking the Mode illustrates how designers of the 1980s and 1990s rebelled
against the principles that ruled 1950s high fashion. The exhibition
features designers Azzedine Alaïa, Hussein Chalayan, James Galanos, Rei
Kawakubo, Christian Lacroix, Hervé Léger, Martin Margiela, Alexander
McQueen, Issey Miyake, Franco Moschino, Thierry Mugler, Junya Watanabe,
Vivienne Westwood, and Yohji Yamamoto, among many others ... More
info in Word document <here>
| Info: http://www.lacma.org or <
here > for exact
info or 323-857-6000
| September 17, 2006 - January 7, 2007 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, LA |
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Civil War Grand Ball - Winter Cotillion
Grand Ball at the Mission Inn with the American Civil War Society.
Dinner and Victorian dance.
| Info: www.acws.net
| Mission Inn, 3645 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside |
| cost: $65 non-members |
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| January 27, 2007
| Social Hour 6:30, Dinner at 7:30, dancing
starts at 8:30 PM. |
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| Period attire requested
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