The Color Purple movie costumes on display...

Alice Walker's 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple, received a second big screen adaptation based on the stage musical of the same name in 2023. This musical version stars Fantasia Barrino as 'Celie', a Southern black woman who faces many hardships in her life, including an abusive husband (played by Colman Domingo), but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood, including the fierce and defiant 'Sofia' (Danielle Brooks) and the independent jazz singer 'Shug Avery' (Taraji p. Henson).

Celie Harris-Johnson costume worn by Fantasia Barrino,

Shug Avery costume worn by Taraji P. Henson,

Sofia costume worn by Danielle Brooks,

Albert "Mister" Johnson costume worn by Colman Domingo and

Young Celie costume worn by Phylicia Pearl Mpasi

in The Color Purple

These screen-worn movie costumes were photographed on display at Downtown L.A.'s ASU FIDM Museum on March 5, 2024.

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck is Costume Designer on the period musical set between the years 1909 and 1947 directed by Blitz Bazawule, with Daniel J. Lester and Icy White Assistant Costume Designers and Aissatou Park and Paul A. Simmons Jr. Costume Supervisors.

Taraji P. Henson admirers can also check out her movie costumes from Hidden Figures and from TV's Empire and Annie Live!, plus Colman Domingo fans can take a look at his film costume from If Beale Street Could Talk on display.

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Screen-worn Air movie costumes on display...

The 2023 biographical sports drama, Air, is based on the true events about the origin of the Air Jordan basketball shoeline which sees a Nike employee trying to strike a business deal with rookie player and rising star, Michael Jordan. Set in 1984, Nike, Inc.'s Marketing VP Rob Strasser (Jason Bateman) and CEO and co-founder Phil Knight (Ben Affleck) task their basketball talent scout, Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), with finding a new spokesperson for Nike's basketball shoes when the division is on the verge of shutting down due to low sales. In the film Viola Davis plays Deloris Jordan who along with her husband, James, represent their son in the sponsorship negotiations with the sports apparel brand and she is responsible for securing an additional royalty percentage deal for every Air Jordan sold.

Phil Knight costume worn by Ben Affleck,

Rob Strasser costume worn by Jason Bateman,

Sonny Vaccaro costume worn by Matt Damon and

Deloris Jordan costume worn by Viola Davis

in Air

These movie costumes were photographed on display at Downtown L.A.'s ASU FIDM Museum on March 5, 2024.

Charlese Antoinette Jones is Costume Designer on the 1980s sports biopic directed by Ben Affleck, along with Assistant Costume Designer Imani Akbar and Sara Fox Costume Designer.

Fans of Ben Affleck can also check out his Batsuits from Batman v Superman and his Live by Night movie costumes, Matt Damon admirers can enjoy a look at his spacesuit from The Martian and his costumes from The Bourne Identity, whilst Viola Davis fans can enjoy a closer look at her costume from The Woman King and her film costume from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes on display. 

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