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Artlab Australia’s Kristin Phillips, Principal Conservator Textiles and Mary-Anne Gooden, Textiles Conservator worked on the preparation of exquisite gowns designed by Paolo Sebastian, for the Paolo Sebastian: X exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia for a number of weeks prior to the launch on 7 October 2017.

The exhibition was on display in the Melrose Wing of European Arts in the Art Gallery from 7 October to 10 December 2017.

The detailed work the conservators managed, involved the preparation of twenty mannequins also assisted by Megan Sypek, Objects Conservator at Artlab who sewed the canvas covers for the mannequins; Kristin Phillips hand-made twenty sleeve inserts made of grin which she designed to ensure the sleeves of the gowns were beautifully presented and Kristin and Mary-Anne completed numerous and complex tasks behind the scenes to ensure the gowns were successfully displayed.

This was an exciting project for Artlab’s Textiles Conservators, Kristin and Mary-Anne and also provided Artlab with another great opportunity to work with our colleagues at the Art Gallery of South Australia and especially, with the curator of the fabulous exhibition, Rebecca Evans, Curator of European and Australian Decorative Arts.

Paolo Sebastian: X exhibition was a wonderful display of contemporary fashion intermixed with classical and modern art. An exciting fusion of fashion meets art.

In this video Artlab Australia’s Kristin Phillips, Principal Conservator Textiles and Mary-Anne Gooden, Textiles Conservator fitted the hand-made arms Kristin made from crin to ensure the arms of the Swinging flower chain gown hung beautifully for the Paolo Sebastian: X exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Image caption: Paul Vasileff, designer, Australia born 1990, Paolo Sebastian, fashion design company, established 2007, Swinging flower chain gown, Spring/Summer 2017 Wildflowers collection, 2016, Adelaide, silk tulle and metal beading; Courtesy the artist.