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This cocktail party is a little loud.

Can you stand another “Mad Men” fashion update? Of COURSE you can!

After last night’s season 5 kickoff, we now know the year is 1966 and at least one character was wearing a minidress—a saucy little number in chiffon with pleated angel sleeves.

Megan shows off her gams. (photo from Tom & Lorenzo)

 
Kevin Jones discussing the Oscar-winning costumes from "The Artist"

I was fortunate enough to snag an invitation to a breakfast and private museum tour hosted by the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising for members of the international diplomatic corps.

The group was visiting Los Angeles on the Obama Administration’s latest Experience America tour, which included more than 50 Ambassadors and their spouses.

Kate Beckinsale ( Photo: Getty Images)

It was a star-studded evening in Beverly Hills for the 14^th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. Clint Eastwood, Kate Beckinsale, Rooney Mara and host Jane Lynch are just a few of the celebs who turned out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb 21 to celebrate the work of costume designers.

"Alice in Wonderland" costumes by Colleen Atwood won the Oscar in 2011, photos courtesy of FIDM

 
Elizabeth McGovern looks lovely, but not so comfy.

Downton Abbey returns in a few weeks for its sophomore season. The Golden Globe-nominated British TV series follows the lives of a turn-of-the-20th-century British aristocratic family and the huge staff needed to manage the house (and the family members)—and while the story lines are inherently addictive, the costumes are period-accurate and fantastic.

One thing the costumes are not, however, is comfortable, apparently.

Scarlett O'Hara's iconic green dress made from a pair of curtains in "Gone With the Wind." (Photo courtesy of gwtwscrapbook.blogspot.com)

Now more than ever, Hollywood stars are setting fashion standards across the globe with what they wear off-screen, when not long ago they were better known for the elaborate costumes they wore onscreen.

Mo'Nique in Tadashi Shoji

It’s Oscar season and we, at Apparel News, congratulate all those who were nominated for awards today. But let’s face it, for us, it’s all about the clothes—especially when they’re designed by Los Angeles designers.

Oscar winning costumes for 2010 designed by Sandy Powell for "The Young Victoria." 

With the box office race heating up over the holidays and the Golden Globes just around the corner, the stage is set in Hollywood for a glamorous award season. So, who will win the Oscar for best costume design?

Collect 'em all--Les Ballets Trockadero

Already saw “The Black Swan” and hankering for more ballet-related entertainment?

The New York Times has a great story and beautiful slide show about Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the all-male dance troupe based in New York.

There’s still time to find new inspiration in old Europe.

While everyone was shopping over the holiday weekend, I dropped by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to see—for the second time—the “Fashioning Fashion” exhibit at the new Resnick Pavilion.