The Emperor's 'Old' Clothes

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The Column

Questions answered on a conservation project for historical costumes.

Researcher Francisco Vilaplana Domingo from the “Polymer Interactions with the Environment” group at the School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) in Stockholm, Sweden spoke with The Column’s Felicity Thomas about a conservation project for historical costumes.

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