Whether evening gowns or streetwear, lingerie or gentlemen’s suits – collectors gather textile treasures, arrange and preserve them. What is behind this passion for collecting. What makes an item of clothing worthy of collecting?
Textiles are omnipresent. Tens of thousands of people once earned their living in the region that was (Eastern) Switzerland designing, producing and trading textiles. Nowadays, they envelope and surround us from dawn to dusk. Good Fabric – what is that? How has it changed in the past, what shape will it take in future?
