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Thread 01 / Fold memory / 1986—2003

One fold, three material lives

A research path through compression, held form, and transparent volume across a clutch, dress, and textile overlay.

Relationship: construction / Evidence: object examination

Archive researcher examining a violet fiber sample beside a graphite vest.
1986

F86-AC-0086 / Compression

Volume stored flat

The coral clutch holds shape in repeated paper-like polyester pleats. Its closure cannot be operated now, so measurements and raking-light images carry the structural evidence.

Graphite vest, violet overlay, and coral pleated clutch on separate tissue fields.
1988

F86-GR-0149 / Held form

The fold leaves the drawer

Internal interfacing translates the earlier compressed rhythm into two lifted shoulders. The condition map distinguishes designed creases from later storage compression.

Violet sleeveless dress with asymmetric folded shoulders on a conservation mannequin.
2003

F86-TX-0330 / Transparency

Structure becomes visible

A sheer overlay exposes binding and support logic instead of concealing it. Low-light inspection records abrasion without overstating a visual resemblance as shared provenance.

Macro view of graphite weave, violet support stitches, and a coral repair line.