Best Ways to Protect Vintage Clothes: Doris & FIDM Museum Curator Kevin Jones on Conservation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Hello The Way We Wore Fans,
Doris has been reading your comments and to better answer your questions on vintage clothing conservation she has gone to a pro FIDM Museum curator Kevin Jones. In this episode Doris discusses with Kevin the best ways to preserve timeless vintage treasures from storing pieces in boxes, how to hang versus not to hang, what to cover your garments with, and more. We hope you find this episode interesting as we build our community and discussion on vintage clothing we defiantly want to include how to prolong these pieces and their wear for years to come.
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Starring: Doris Raymond ( Owner of The Way We Wore)
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It’s obvious that Kevin loves his work just like you do Doris! What a great video!
Happy New Year!
What treasures in that museum! I’d love to see an episode that provides an in-depth look and discussion of some of their incredible pieces. The brief glimpses in this video made me want to see and know more.
Another wonderful episode, Doris.
Would love if Doris would go to the Christian Dior exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum and discuss the workmanship of the clothes with the museum curator.
The advice on freezing/thawing/refreezing is so clever! I have to confess, I once found an insanely gorgeous vintage designer label couture cocktail dress at the "bins" in Queens, but when I got home and held it up the fabric literally disintegrated between my fingers! Every time I touched it an embellishment fell off, and it was leaving a trail of black powder on the floor and on everything it touched! I was 23 and knew nothing about antique garments, and I was so paranoid that the disintegration was caused by some kind of bug or mold that might spread around my little apartment and ruin my clothes and my roommate's stuff, and I felt so ashamed of spending even the $3 or so on something unwearable, so I stupidly just put it in my apartment building's trash tied up tight! Please forgive me! I knew not what I did!!
That Barnyard Cape of feathers, wow. Very much like this content. I have a lovely velvet dress 👗 and I can store it properly now.
Downtown LA...future dreaming.
Thanks team. 2022 frock on !
I gave FIDM my 70s/80s/early 90s designer clothes, shoes & magazines in early 2021. It’s interesting to see where they are stored.
Really interesting and informative, loved this topic and immediately went in my closet and took a few things off hangers!
I wouldn't be offended if they didn't take my donations. Sometimes thrift stores refuse my donations!!! (Have an awesome new year, Doris!)
Loved this. Would have loved to know how to store hats and shoes and odd things like umbrellas handbags.
I have three antique umbrellas, and I've always kept them hanging on my hall tree. A few months ago I opened one up to show someone, and it was all dry rotted. I'm still sad about it.
So cool to take us through steps to preserving our treasures. Thanks!
WowWowWow Doris, thanks a thousand time for sharing this with us. Can you please tell me a little about your turquise jewellry on you Doris. My gosh looove the bracelet especielly. Happy new year and warm greetings from North of Sweden. 🐈⬛💞🦋
Hi there and Happy New Year!! The turquoise jewelry I wore in this episode is Navajo. It’s one of my favorites.
Thanks
What a great explanation on moth combat......my constant worry with folk clothing.....how does one fight silverfish? All in all a super and practical episode.....even for a 77 year old collector!
You can buy silverfish traps
Silverfish can't get through nylon netting. I bought many yards of it at my local fabric store to line the drawers where I store my vintage clothes. Also it's very cheap!
Informative and very well presented. Thank you Kevin, Doris and the gang for sharing your knowledge with us.
This was wonderfully informative and I enjoyed immensely. Thank you!
What a fun and knowledgeable video! Doris you look so beautiful! Have a happy, healthy and blessed new year!
Thanks Irene. You too.
Doris
Such a fantastic video, thank you so much for sharing not just the information, but a sneak peek into conservatorship.
I was lucky enough to see for myself how vintage and historic costumes are stored. Really enjoyed this
I'd be afraid to touch them! I'd want to wear unbleached, pristine clean white gloves.
Superbly practical applications for handling precious textiles. Taking us through the curators lair of treasure, only a hint of the collections at FIDM LA - Fantabulous y Gracias!
Thank you Doris, this was so interesting and helpful!
I REALLY enjoyed this video!!! I would love to see more archival pieces. I have studied fashion history and design and I’ve never seen a Barn Yarn coat.
This is a great segment, Doris. Kevin Jones is a treasure. I do have a few heirloom items and have them in similar boxes with the acid-free tissue. But a hand-embroidered cotton blouse c. 1870 developed those yellowish age spots.
Brilliant information 🌟 love fashion nerding out with Doris and team, thank you 💜
great questions doris. great informative video.
Thank you so much for mentioning Miriam Haskell!
This was freaking amazing
I love Doris channel
OMG I love this! Would love to see more. I'm starting to collect more own pieces and want to store them so my great great etc grandchildren can love them too!
Also just was thinking about Tyvex.....how they do buildings and make polymailers, etc. Now where to invest in them! lol
AWESOMe info, upgrading my closet soon thank u Doris once again!
What a fascinating and useful vlog! Thank you so much for taking us along.
great visit....
Loved this one ❤
Amazing and so educational. It has been such an eye-opener. Thanks :)
Thank u prof. Doris! Love this episode!! Happy New Year!
Thank you for these awesome episode, I really enjoy your channel. I am also a vintage seller, so it’s always so much useful information I find for myself here. As I am learning many things from you Doris, it would be interesting to know, how and where did you get all your knowledges about fashion history, vintage and antique designers and brands, and of course, managing this business. Maybe you can recommend some courses, books, etc. That would be very interesting. Thanx to all your team and I wish you an amazing 2022.
I really enjoyed this. Its interesting to see how to preserve things. Good old Tyvek.
I have moisture absorbing bags in the places I store inventory for my store. I'm shocked at how quickly they started getting moisture inside.
Another informative and exquisite episode!!!!!
I love that you teach! Thank you for this opportunity to see all the things you show us)). And places you take us) I never thought of clothes disintegrating since I just retired stuff to Goodwill. It's a big deal it's historical Preservation. Just awesome, that people do this.
Very interesting, thank you for sharing 🇦🇺🙏
What a fascinating video. Thank you xo
Will visit, I didnt know this place existed, the info offered here was illuminating with grt tips!
I have my mom's black cape from the late 1930s I've worn over the years and a muton lamb coat from the mid 1940s from my mother inlaw also worn many times. I have them in a small cedar closet but I don't have them covered
🥰Great info! Thank you!!💕
Great video! Very useful information. Thank you very much! Happy New Year!
Very interesting to se how they take care of the pieces!!!
What great content!! Thank you!!
Excellent video that shows and tells us how to care for our vintage pieces! Thanks so much 🥰
Adore this one!
Yah Field Trip very interesting video
love love loooooooove this episode♥️♥️♥️ absolutely awesome♥️♥️ so many information and tips 😊
Thank you so very very much for providing an explanation and look into the museums Curation area. What a gift! Would love to see more, perhaps of some of their collections.
I loved this! Thank you for sharing the info! The Container Store sells archival boxes in different sizes that come with the tissue :)
So happy you did this segment! Great information. Quick question when you were talking about tissue paper, Of course I’m familiar with acid free however, I am unfamiliar with what buffered is
I am fascinated!
This was a really informative video, thank you. I purchased a beaded shift day dress previously owned by Marlene Dietrich by a fifties designer that she gave away for charity. No idea where it is in my house, probably in a plastic bag in a box somewhere. Must look for it sometime!!
This was amazing!
Love this!!! Thankyou doris!
Thank you to both of you! Very helpful. May I wish you a healthy 2022.
A truly fascinating episode. Enjoyed this immensely. I looked up info on the FIDM Museum website and it says it is closed now and open only during exhibitions. I wonder when that will be?
Great video. Happy new year Doris!
love it
Thank you so much for this video. Super informative and helpful! I would love one about restoration, too. I have a beaded House of Adair silk velvet dress from the 1920s in my collection that has two small rips in the fabric. I have been wondering if there is any way to fix it.
Doris I have a question 🙋♀️ does cedar closets help extend life of clothing 🧥and purses 👛 👠 . Armoire is very old but all cedar inside .hope chest as well
Thank you!!!
RE: buffered vs unbuffered paper. Buffered paper is coated with something (I forget what), that's why it's not good for storage.
MORE!!!!!!!!
Trying to reignite the wheel of production. Stay tuned.
Thanks.
She should have combed her hair .... being photographed...... this is very interesting & informative......
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I was told to use violet tissue for white clothing, is that wrong?
Iv got an Amy winehouse enable. I’m scared. Iv left it how it is seemingly folded in acid free tissue paper in some kind of clear plastic sleeves or bags. Inside a cardboard box. Should I change the storage? Can I wear it? I mean I probably can never wear it if I should be using gloves to even touch it. I don’t know what to do. Should I wear gloves? I think it’s just cotton or polyester but Iv never opened it so...
I want to put it on and pretend to be her and sing tears dry and feel special lol
Never store anything in plastic: 1) plastic outgases and 2) it traps moisture. Clothing and accessories need to breathe.
Have you ever thought about doing a episode on CCP? Carol christian poell?x
Hi TJ. Cool and edgy designs but a little too modern for me at this point in time. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@thewaywewore7371 ehehe, they are quite interesting just to research - their older work has some interesting concepts- using Broken Car window glass to make a bodice etc.. - also the use off taxidermy to make handbags etc... x
I find them interesting as they are very secretive with their Work and refuse to be 'famous' etc..... even their Instagram is private x
I’ll dig a little further Tj. I only did a quick somewhat superficial check out. And I’ve never seen a piece in person.
Thanks again.
I didn't think much of KKardashian wearing the Marilyn Monroe "Happy Birthday Mr. President" dress. Couldn't have helped the garment.
doris, if you want to prevent your metal jewelry from oxidizing, makes friends with some scientists working in chemistry labs so they can hook you up with materials to store your stuff lol :P
you mention the paper and buffered/unbuffered but you dont explain what that actually means...
The M word! AAAhh!
Buffered - unbuffered ???
Doris please be mindful when touching or scratching your nose then touching and or handling objects.
You are right to point that out. Thx.
he talks about light damage and leaves the box open the whole time lol
he mentions how oil from skin and gloves can damage the fabrics/materials but hanging over the garments and talking creates aerosols so the both of you are spraying stuff on the cape too... why not wear masks and special suits so the dust/fibers from clothes dont get on the things?
OMG....did you lose weight.........well you look thinner from the elbows up. Happy New Year....
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