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
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
