Great news for movie fans, costumers and cosplayers, this March FIDM Museum in Downtown Los Angeles threw open its doors once more to welcome visitors to its Art of Costume Design in Film exhibition. Included in the exhibition are this year's five Academy Award nominees and today the spotlight falls on Dune's costumes designed by Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan. Dune: Part One is directed by Denis Vlleneuve and adapted from Frank Herbert's epic 1965 sci-fi novel and is set in a distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which noble houses control planetary fiefs. The films follows the young 'Paul Atreides' (Timothée Chalamet), a man with a great messianic destiny, as his family accepts the stewardship of the desert planet Arrakis which is the only source of the valuable resource 'spice'.
Screen-worn Dune movie costumes
These fantastical costumes were photographed on display at
Downtown L.A.'s FIDM Museum on March 22, 2022, part of their exhibition celebrating 30 years of
Art of Costume Design in Film.
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Timothée Chalamet plays the heir to the throne of the House Atreides who has visions of the spice world and its native population (Fremen), which is also home to giant sandworms.
Paul Atreides costume worn by Timothée Chalamet
in Dune
After his family is targeted for death by their enemies, Paul flees into the desert and needs to wear a Fremen 'stillsuit' which helps to preserve a body's moisture in the extreme desert environment.
Dune movie poster
Rebecca Ferguson plays Paul's mother 'Lady Jessica Atreides' who is married to 'Duke Leto Atreides'. She is an acolyte of the Bene Gesserit religious sisterhood, who possess advanced physical and mental abilities. She escapes the slaughter at the family fortress stronghold on Arrakis and ventures into the desert with her son.
Lady Jessica Atreides costume worn by Rebecca Ferguson
in Dune
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In Dune Charlotte Rampling plays 'Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam', the Emperor's Bene Gesserit Truthsayer who visits House Atreides when she learns that Paul is troubled by visions of the future.
Reverend Mother Mohiam costume worn by Charlotte Rampling
in Dune
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Keith Christensen was Concept Artist on Dune responsible for designing ceremonial clothing of the Bene Gesserit order and the representatives of the Spacing Guild.
Spacing Guild costume from Dune
Spice gives users heightened vitality and expanded consciousness which is critical for faster-than-light interstellar travel allowing Spacing Guild Navigators to safely navigate interstellar space.
This costume exhibit, along with the four other Academy Award Costume Design nominees and 17 other film wardrobes from all genres, can be viewed up close at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum until June 4, 2022.
The museum is located at 919 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90015 and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, and admission is free to the public.
Stay tuned in the days for come for more exciting costumes from the past year's movies.
Dune movie poster
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