Fortuny delphos

Thoughts on the dress And now for the final post! I still can’t really believe it’s finished. I started this project almost 2 years ago. It was supposed to be a „quick one for in between“. But in the end it was long and time-consuming, but I learned a lot in the process.I wore the …

‘Delphos’, dress, permanently pleated silk, designed by Henriette Nigrin, possibly with Mariano Fortuny, for Mariano Fortuny, Venice, Italy, retailed by Babani in Paris, France, ca. 1920, pale green silk dress with a matching cord, intermixed with silver, threaded through worked eyelets, and trimmed at the ends with Venetian faience beads, ribbons, belonged to Eleonora Duse

Marion Fortuny gold Delphos dress, 1910s; coat is white silk taffeta stenciled with Japanese motifs with pink silk taffeta padded hem and lining. Kyoto Costume Institute #BabilandBijouMuseContest

A model wearing a Delphos gown designed by Mariano Fortuny, c. 1920 © Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia/Archivio Museo Fortuny A couturier-friend of mine once wryly remarked (as she meticulously contemplated the exact landing spot of another rose-gold sequin destined for the bust of a ballgown)

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An archival dive into the creative and business partnership of Mariano and Henriette Fortuny, emphasizing the undersung role of Henriette in the design of the iconic Delphos gown in particular.

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Evening dress Mariano Fortuny (Spanish, Granada 1871–1949 Venice) Design House: Fortuny (Italian, founded 1906) Date: ca. 1932 Culture: Italian Medium: silk