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Iris van Herpen: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory

Explore behind the scenes at The Met's Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory, where objects in the collection and exhibition loans are expertly conserved. In this video, Sarah Scaturro, Conservator at The Costume Institute, offers a close look at two Iris van Herpen dresses.

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Contributors

Director: Kate Farrell
Producer: Sarah Cowan
Editor: Sarah Cowan
Cameras: Kelly Richardson, Stephanie Wuertz
Lighting: Dia Felix
Production Assistant: Skyla Choi
Original Music: Austin Fisher

Produced in partnership with Google Arts & Culture.


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Dress, Iris van Herpen  Dutch, plastic (polyurethane), cotton, metal (iron filings), Dutch
Design House Iris van Herpen
Designer Iris van Herpen
in collaboration with Jólan van der Wiel
fall/winter 2013–14
Dress, Iris van Herpen  Dutch, silicone, cotton, bone, metal, synthetic, glass, Dutch
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Designer Iris van Herpen
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