In this episode we go behind the scenes at the Met for the Costume Institute’s new exhibition “Women Dressing Women” with curator Melina Plottu, textiles conservator, as our guide. Learn about the process of preparing garments for display and discover the secrets of this extraordinary role that plays such an important but often unseen part of fashion exhibitions at this scale.

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• Book your ticket to the exhibition
• Conserving Gallenga’s Theodosia
• The book accompanying the exhibition