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Today, a wonderful Costume Exhibition opens at the FIDM Museum & Galleries in the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM Downtown L.A.--7th Annual "The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design". This is the fabulous exhibition that salutes the work of this year's Primetime Emmy®-nominated Costume Designers, Costume Supervisors and assistant Costume Designers as well as celebrating television costume design as a whole. 






The Exhibit is presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the FIDM Museum & Galleries and is Guest Curated by the always chic Mary Rose, noted Costume Designer and President of the Costume Designers Guild.








This past Saturday--along with my partner David Paul--I had the privilege of attending the Opening Night party for the exhibition which was held in the Hope Park adjacent to the FIDM Downtown L.A. campus . The party featured lots of food and the beverage sponsors were Beaulieu Vineyard and Grey Goose Vodka so you know the guests were quite happy. But the real treats were the Costumes, of course. The exhibit features over 120 costumes from 15 shows including...

























































Red Jacket Tour Guide: Monday was "Press Day" and I had the privilege--as the FIDM Spokesperson--to give some special press tours and host an Exclusive Blogger Preview of  "The 2013 Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design" exhibition




WHAT:

7th Annual "The Outstanding Art of Costume Design" Exhibition celebrating Emmy-Nominated Costumes and Costumes Designers



WHERE: 

 FIDM Museum & Galleries 919 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90015

Museum entrance is located 1st Level On the Park, The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM campus, in the back



WHEN:

Opens TODAY July 30th and runs to October 19 2013; Open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Sundays, Mondays



COST:

FREE!

This past Sunday, I was invited to be the Auctioneer at the American Cancer Society's California Spirit XXIX Gourmet Garden Party Fundraiser at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.  My dad is a cancer survivor and therefore being part of this event and doing this for my dad--and for The American cancer Society--was important for me.











The event honored John Shaffner and Joe Stewart - Production Design by
Shaffner/Stewart ; and Philomena McAndrew, MD  and Solomon I. Hamburg,
MD, PhD-Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group. Dancing With the
Stars co-host and cancer survivor Brooke Burke-Charvet received the
Society’s Inspiration Award. Now, I had no idea (until I arrived) that I would also be introducing--and presenting--the beautiful Brooke Burke-Charvet with this "Inspiration Award" as well as doing my auctioneer duties.







The California Spirits "Gourmet Garden Party" was founded in 1984 by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck along with Barbara Lazaroff, who owns and has designed top restaurants including the original Spago Beverly Hills, and Sherry Lansing, former CEO of Paramount Pictures and former president of production at 20th
Century Fox.







I was very excited to see that lots of the guests dressed in their best "Summer Elegant' attire for the event (yes, I was secretly doing my own red carpet commentary!) but when I spotted actress and TV icon Heather Locklear, I almost lost it! She looked AMAZING. The event brought out some of the finest LA chefs and
winery reserves who set up "booths"--very Haute Cuisine booths-- for the guests to sample some of the best cuisine L.A. restaurants and vintners have to offer.







Speaking of cuisine, guests were treated to LA’s finest cuisine from the kitchens of; Chinois
on Main CUT , The Foundry on Melrose, Hotel Bel-Air , Mozza, Nonna of
Italy, Patina, Red Seven, RivaBella , Rock Sugar, Spago Beverly Hills,
Wolfgang Puck Catering and WP24. Vintners from Bishop's
Peak, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Dragonette Cellars, Foxen, Inception, Krupp
Brothers, Malibu Vineyards, Rock Sake, Talley Vineyards and Topanga Vineyards were also there.



















After all the food (and wine tasting), it was time for me to do the special Cancer Callenge Auction, as well as to introduce and present Brooke Burke-Charvet with the American Cancer Society's "Inspiration Award"--Here are some pics:








I was very honored to be part of such a great event--and like The American Cancer Society says "A World With Less Cancer is a World with More Birthdays". True that. 

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