The exhibition's poster. Note the dates!
Curated by Deborah Nadoolman Landis (who provided Indiana Jones with his Raiders of the Lost Ark uniform), Sir Christopher Frayling, and Keith Lodwick, the Hollywood Costume Exhibit does something similar to the Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It takes you on a journey through the movies, lets you get closer to your favorite characters for a moment, and then brings to life what goes on behind the scenes.
The exhibition is divided into three rooms. The first, after a mood-creating video montage, takes you on the journey from script to character realization. Here such gems as Charlie Chaplin's Tramp costume, Scarlett O'Hara's green dress, and a dozen or so period costumes are just a fraction of the display. Crafty graphics and the juxtaposition of sketches and real costumes bring the concept to life.
Next you get to cleverly sit down at a table with a few famous director/costume designer duos and hear about everything from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds to Johnny Depp. That's not all the room has to offer though. It also brings you everything from Avatar and Meryl Streep.
Finally, in a triumph of gatherings, you enter the grand finale. To rattle off all of the costume masterpieces on display would be near impossible, but this movie-buff began to get a little teary-eyed as she passed Audrey Hepburn's Eliza Doolittle costume, the black Breakfast at Tiffany's dress, Nicole Kidman's feathered pink Moulin Rouge concoction (soaring high above the rest on a swing), the green Atonement dress, Daniel Craig's Casino Royale tux, the likes of Superman and Batman, and Dorothy's pinafore.
With a cast of character's like that, how could you ever want to leave?
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