Fashion is My Muse

Cover of the Costume Journal, Issue 43, Number 1 Art Directed by Marta Kowcun, Photo by Lawrence Cortes, Dress by Some Kong, Model Mikael...

      Dolls are conceptual art objects of strange beauty and desire.                                                                    (Ex...

I cannot recall another time when there have been so many fashion related events in Toronto, which means that, for once, I don't have to...

Alexandra Kim: A Royal Presentation April is a busy month for art and fashion related events. Here are selected highlights on the cal...

BIG at the ROM with John Galliano for Dior Spring/Summer 2011 Photo by Ingrid Mida 2012 This exquisite couture outfit by John Galliano...

If Marie Antoinette was a Blogger II by Ingrid Mida (Copyright 2011) In this work, a dress once worn by Marie Antoinette from the ...

It's been one of those weeks.... I sort of feel like I've been to hell and back and so spending some time in the studio was a ...

Ruth Dukas Paper Dress (Photo from the Toronto Telegram November 16, 1967) Remember this post back in February where I wrote about a di...

Queen Alexandra in Court Dress Courtesy of the ROM and subject to copyright November is another hectic month!!! Here is what's on t...

Marie Antoinette Obsession (Digital Collage by Ingrid Mida 2011) Obsession is defined in the Webster's dictionary as " the domi...

Marie Antoinette: Victim or Villain  (Digital Collage) by Ingrid Mida October 2011 This is the launch of my creative process journal fo...

Marie Antoinette's Dress (Property of the Royal Ontario Museum) Life is funny. If someone had told me that one day I'd be interv...

Garments from Zandra Rhodes Collection of 1986-87 Spanish Impressions Collection, Photo by Anthony Scoggins 2010 Is fashion an art for...

Woman's day dress, USA c.1826-1834 ROM 975.241.18 A-B (Gift of Mrs. Henry P. Kendall) Photo by ROM Staff under copyright In "...

Virgin with Child and Angels by Jean Fouquet 1450  (Painting in collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp) In 1450, artist Je...

The phenomena of the paper dress is something that has long intrigued and inspired me. First introduced to the market in 1966 as a novelty i...

A partial view of El Anatsui's sculpture at the ROM Another must-see exhibit in Toronto is the work of El Anatsui now on at the R...

On Saturday, the Friends of the Textile and Costume at the Royal Ontario Museum hosted an event called Costumes on Stage which featured co...

Culture is on this weekend's agenda. There are so many fun and fabulous cultural activities to chose from that it is hard to pick just o...

Having had the privilege of photographing the costumes designed by Martha Mann for Opera Atelier 's production of The Marriage of Figar...