Join Oscar winning costume designer Mark Bridges and FIDM Co-Chair of Fashion Design Nick Verreos for an exciting, free conversation with the esteemed costume designer.

Mark Bridges' films include: News of the World starring Tom Hanks, is on the short list as a 2021 Oscar contender. Bridges is a two-time Academy Award Winner for Costume Design, for his work on The Artist and Phantom Thread. He is also the costume designer for major hit films such as Joker, Fifty Shades of Grey, Inherent Vice, 8 Mile, and Boogie Nights.

About Special Guest, Costume Designer Mark Bridges: In addition to his two Oscar wins, Bridges’ impressive work has also led to two Oscar nominations for Inherent Vice (2013) and Joker (2019). He's designed costumes for legendary directors Martin Scorsese, Paul Greengrass, Noah Baumbach, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Curtis Hansen, F Gary Gray, and David O. Russell.

His work has appeared in publications including Australian Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and The New York Post, and has been featured in exhibitions including the “Hollywood Costume” at the Victoria and Albert museum in London, and the "Art of Motion Picture Costume Design" and "Art of Television Costume Design" at the FIDM Museum.

About Your Host, Nick Verreos: Nick Verreos is the co-chair of FIDM's Fashion, Theatre Costume, and Film & Television Costume Design programs. He is also co-designer of the Los Angeles brand NIKOLAKI, which has been worn by Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, and Beyoncé. In addition, he is the consulting producer for Bravo’s Project Runway; an author of fashion, pattern making, and sketching books; and the face of the popular YouTube channel “Fashion School with Nick Verreos."

About FIDM
FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising) is an internationally recognized college with over 70,000 graduates. A private institute for specialized professional education, FIDM is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College & University Commission (WSCUC) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). FIDM offers degrees in 32 disciplines, including a Master of Business Administration (MBA).  FIDM is headquartered in downtown Los Angeles, California.

FIDM has filmed extensively with the television show, Project Runway and other shows include: Project Runway: Under the Gunn, as well as Design School, an original series on HGTV featuring FIDM Interior Design students. FIDM was frequently featured on MTV’s The Hills, starring FIDM student, Lauren Conrad.

FIDM Museum
FIDM Museum & Galleries has one of the nation’s finest costume collections of more than 15,000 objects, dating from the 18th century to the present, and yearly presents major exhibitions, including Art of Motion Picture Costume Design and Art of Television Costume Design. Mona May’s work has been featured many times in these exhibitions that honor costume design.