In the tradition of ‘behind the scenes’ info, I stumbled upon this video cast of the Royal Ontario Museum preparing to exhibit their famous dress worn by Marie Antoinette.  The dress is the most complete of those attributed to her ownership.  It is a nice bit of video, showing how the curators and conservators as well as textile technicians work together to ready a piece.

You can see better photographs of the dress, which was on exhibition for a short time on this website.  The video reveals that the dress was altered in the 19th century – hence the commentary on the fashion blog about the cut being incorrect.

Tricia