A dress made from a recut coat
The most telling object in the show is a garment made from another garment, with the first still visible.
On the inside of the dress you can see old fold lines — where the coat's seams once ran. The cloth was neither washed nor steamed before recutting, so the creases stayed.
The museum shows the piece with the hem lifted on a special stand, so the inside is visible without touching. The label does not explain why the coat was recut: the reason is unknown, and the museum does not hide that.
