Our conservation staff attended the Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation last week!
Several of our team members not only attended but also took on leadership roles and presented their valuable insights. We're proud to be at the forefront of conservation!🏛️💡
@lingerie_addict Rest assured that after school, conservators rarely do such lengthy reports. Most are 2-3 pages max including all elements minus photographs.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about this photo is that despite the great power Wintour yields, the fashion world is still very much a masculine realm, controlled by white (gay) men. #MetGala2024
Hello to textile (and furniture, interiors, material culture, etc) friends! Please see and circulate this cfp for a volume about furnishing fabric: two different possibilities for prospective authors (full essays and assigned "object biographies"): https://t.co/DUqha46Saw
Janet Wood-who is The Costume Society’s Elizabeth Hammond Conservation Grant Coordinator- has authored a new book:
‘Creating the Perfect Form: How to Interpret and Display Historic Dress’
Check out these podcasts on my deep dive into the life and fashions of legendary designer Claire McCardell (pt. 1 posted 2/13) and my reconstruction and release of her most famous designs as sewing patterns (pt. 2 posted 2/20). https://t.co/Dy2o4r7gUA