Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors
Illustration by Bil Donovan
Fashion & Textile Conservation of a Lucile Gown
Before a circa 1912 Lucile gown could be exhibited in Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors, it underwent extensive conservation treatment. Three short videos demonstrate how MFIT’s conservation team approached stabilizing shattered silk, replacing a disintegrating bodice, and matching existing fabric to reconstruct the neckline.
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Weighted Silks & Inherent Vice (1 minute, 40 seconds)
Patterning & Reconstructing a Replacement Interior Bodice Lining (1 minute, 31 seconds)
