Join us for a curated walkthrough of the newest SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film exhibition, Sandy Powell’s Dressing the Part: Costume Design for Film, featuring the legendary work of the paradigmatic costume designer. Recipient of the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship, Sandy Powell is a formidable force in the filmmaking industry. Her work is continually recognized and celebrated among her peers, earning the highest honors for achievement in costume design, including three Academy Awards. Her longstanding collaborations with directors Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, and Neil Jordan and actors Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, and Cate Blanchett have encouraged Powell to design costumes that become characters of their own and vehicles of discovery for those who embody them.

In this debut exhibition of her work, visitors will bear witness to Powell's 40-year career of storytelling within a series of vignettes featuring more than 70 costumes from nearly 30 films, including Shakespeare in Love, The Wolf of Wall Street, and How to Talk to Girls at Parties. By experiencing Powell’s practice across an array of genres, periods, and realities, viewers are immersed in her legacy of worldbuilding. Sandy Powell’s Dressing the Part: Costume Design for Film is curated by Rafael Gomes, creative director of SCAD FASH museums. Opening Friday, Oct. 11, the exhibition runs through Sunday, March 16, 2025.

This event is free and open to the public.

At SCAD TVfest: Costume Design, SCADFILM turns the spotlight onto some of the top costume designers for the screen, who will share how they mold inspiration, design, and fabric to set the scene for our favorite shows. In this latest installment of the dynamic SCAD TVfest programming series, the expertise of award-winning costume designers will be on display with curated panel discussions, screenings, and more. See the full lineup of costume design programming.