Hollywood Costume – Inside the Wardrobe, featuring Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Wednesday 24th of April 2013
Full $15, Concession $10, ACMI Member $9
Join special international guest Professor Deborah Nadoolman Landis, curator of Hollywood Costume, as well as leaders in the costume design and film, as they take a look at the art of dressing for the screen.

1.30-4pm > Character, Collaboration and the Art of Dressing for the Screen
4.30pm-6pm > What is Costume Design? with Prof. Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Hollywood Costume: Sunday Talks

Sunday 5th of May - Sunday 21st of July 2013
In celebration of Hollywood Costume, join us for a public program of talks that engage the exciting world of film costume. This series will explore the role of the costume designer, the practical side of designing and the psychology of how a costume can transform a character on screen.

The Emperor's New Clothes 2pm: This talk explores the role of the costume designer in the development of a character for the screen, both physically and psychologically.
Dust, Leather and Masculinity: Dressing Men on Film 2pm: An expert panel dissects how masculinity is defined on the silver screen. How are strong male characters defined through the clothes that they wear? How does fabric and the environment colour our understanding of character?

The Icons
Thursday 9th of May - Thursday 15th of August 2013
Dressed to Kill: The James Bond Chronograph: The cut of his jacket, the precision of his watch, the width of his lapels and the turn of his cuffs; has there ever been a better dressed screen icon than James Bond? Film critic and author Byron Bache explores this question for the suit-centric dressed to kill.

Elizabeth Taylor: The Dressing of a Screen Icon
Talk and Exhibition Package: Full $25 Concession/ACMI Member $20
Few screen idols have equalled the brilliance and impact of Dame Elizabeth Taylor and even fewer have matched the star's sartorial shine and dedication to glamorous fashion.
Hepburn vs Hepburn: Two Hollywood icons, two distinctly different wardrobes.
Concept Clothing – The Intertwined Worlds of Costume and Fashion
Wednesday 14th of August, 2013 at 6.15pm

Presented by ACMI and RMIT Design Hub, Concept Clothing – The Intertwined Worlds of Costume and Fashion is a screening and panel discussion designed to complement major exhibitions Hollywood Costume and Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream the World Awake (showing at RMIT Design Hub in July, originating at MOMU, Antwerp).