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.

The Color Purple movie billboard