So Cultures – July 2019

THE CONTEXT OF FASHION

By buying lace from private collectors,

Representing the work produced here

in Belgium.

Building up an iconographic collection

is also vital when it comes to dating

costumes.

Inclusion of illustrated fashion

periodicals in the museum’s library.

Portraits of interest, the work of

Belgian or Brussels painters from the

point of view of the history of

costume were added to the

collections, making the exhibitions

more attractive and easier to

understand.

TEXTILE HERITAGE WITH

EMPHASIS ON DETAILING

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CONSERVATION OF

CRAFT

The attention to detailing is

incredible to an extent if in

some cases where lace, a

lining or even an

undergarment with the

costume, its arranged. The

selected pieces are checked,

repaired and cleaned.

SOCULTURES MAGAZINE MAY-JUNE 2019 / 43

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