I can't help you get an appt. at the Costume Institute, but I got to examine two Fortuny gowns, one with sleeves, at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle earlier this year and can share my notes with you. The construction is really interesting.

Contact me off-list and put Fortuny gown in the subject line.

Carmen
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On 8/7/2011 8:49 AM, A. Thurman wrote:
No sooner do I post that I have nothing to say, than I do:

I'm conducting some research into the construction of Mariano
Fortuny's pleated gowns. The Costume Institute at the Met in NYC has
several with sleeves, which could hopefully answer some questions I
have that the easier-to-find sleeveless versions can't.

However, searching the site I'm pressed to find any way to make
appointments to view garments behind the scenes, what credentials/lead
time, if any, or contact information for the curators (Harold
Koda/Andrew Bolton).

If anyone has any information to share about who to contact or what to
expect, please let me know. I'm putting a special "attention" to Kathy
Page if she's still reading because I remember she had a successful
appointment a few years back.

Thanks in advance,

Allison T.
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