Elizabeth Lands Costume Design Oscar
Costume designer Alexandra Byrne took home the Academy Award for costume design at the 80th annual Academy Awards, held Feb. 24 in Hollywood.Byrne’s costumes are currently on display at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles. California Apparel News was at the opening of FIDM’s sixth annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition.Byrne was also featured in a California Apparel News profile of all the Oscar-nominated costume designers titled “Designing the Character.”