Annette Soumilas* explains the tasks of a textile conservator and explains the difference between a textile conservator and a textile restorer. For the exhibition "The Vulgar" at the Barbican Museum in London (2017) and for the exhibition "Recent Parades" at the Kunsthalle in Bern (2018), she was taking care of loans from Martin Kamer by preparing them for the exhibitions. For the one in Bern, her skills were particularly in demand for the parasol from the ensemble "The Queen of Sheba" by Paul Poiret (1914). * Annette Soumilas is an independent costume and fashion designer, specialising in textile conservation and display of historic dress.