5: Fortuny

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Date: ca. 1930 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: MET Notable Techniques/Motif Names: The fabric of this coat showcases Fortuny's inspiration from the Italian Renaissance. He often recreated textiles from that era. Mariano Fortuny, Evening Coat, A Night At The Opera, Italian Dress, Brooklyn Museum, Costume Collection, Costume Institute, Coat Design, Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Mariano Fortuny

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date: ca. 1930 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: MET Notable Techniques/Motif Names: The fabric of this coat showcases Fortuny's inspiration from the Italian Renaissance. He often recreated textiles from that era.

Date: ca. 1920 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: MET Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This evening coat showcases Fortuny's fondness for velvet as well as metallic detailing. He achieved metallics in his fabrcs using bronze, copper, and aluminum powders. The coat also features a palmette pattern which borrows from Persian motifs, a common source of inspiration for Fortuny. Fortuny Dress, Dress Italian, Jean Patou, Louise Brooks, Jeanne Lanvin, 20s Fashion

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date: ca. 1920 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: MET Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This evening coat showcases Fortuny's fondness for velvet as well as metallic detailing. He achieved metallics in his fabrcs using bronze, copper, and aluminum powders. The coat also features a palmette pattern which borrows from Persian motifs, a common source of inspiration for Fortuny.

Date: ca. 1930 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: MET Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This coat's Persian-inspired pinwheel pattern showcases Fortuny's inspiration from non-European sources. It also incorporates Fortuny's use of movement and light. Textile Workshop, Evening Trousers

Textile Workshop

Evening Trousers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date: ca. 1930 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: MET Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This coat's Persian-inspired pinwheel pattern showcases Fortuny's inspiration from non-European sources. It also incorporates Fortuny's use of movement and light.

Date: ca. 1930 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: MET Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This caftan typifies Fortuny designs as it has non-European influences based on Asian and North African forms as well as metallic details which were common in Fortuny designs. Gaun Abad Pertengahan, Spanish Fashion, Hippy Chic, Retro Mode, 1930s Fashion, 판타지 아트, Western Dresses

Gaun Abad Pertengahan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date: ca. 1930 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: MET Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This caftan typifies Fortuny designs as it has non-European influences based on Asian and North African forms as well as metallic details which were common in Fortuny designs.

Date: 1910s Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Kyoto Costume Institute Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This is an example of one of Fortuny's Delphos dresses which featured his signature pleating. Inspired by the draped costume on Greek statuary, this dress category was designed to be worn without a corset and accentuated the natural curves of the body, a departure from the style at the time. Fortuny Delphos, 20th Century Dress, Greek Style Dress, Century Dress, Eclectic Art, Digital Archives

Collections 1910s｜KCI Digital

Date: 1910s Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Kyoto Costume Institute Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This is an example of one of Fortuny's Delphos dresses which featured his signature pleating. Inspired by the draped costume on Greek statuary, this dress category was designed to be worn without a corset and accentuated the natural curves of the body, a departure from the style at the time.

Date: 1910s Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Kyoto Costume Institute Notable Techniques/Motif Names: Like most of Fortuny's designs, this informal, indoor coat was inspired by a non-European source, in this case the Japanese kimono. The pattern on the fabric was produced by stencil printing. Isadora Duncan, 1910s Fashion, Kimono Coat, Edwardian Fashion, Kimono Dress, Historical Clothing

Collections 1910s｜KCI Digital

Date: 1910s Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Kyoto Costume Institute Notable Techniques/Motif Names: Like most of Fortuny's designs, this informal, indoor coat was inspired by a non-European source, in this case the Japanese kimono. The pattern on the fabric was produced by stencil printing.

the back of an elephant's head with gold and black patterns

Beads Belt

Fortuny Pleats

Tea Gown

French Fashion Designers

Cream Silk

Gold Pattern

Date: c. 1912 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Victoria & Albert Museum Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This is an example of one of Fortuny's printed fabrics. Rather than producing designs through weaving, Fortuny used printed or applied methods.

Date: 1909-1920 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Victoria & Albert Museum Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This Delphos dress, likely dyed with natural dye, typifies Fortuny's antique-looking fabrics whose colors were intentionally made to look faded. The extra fabric detailing exemplifies the one of a kind nature of Fortuny's handmade designs. Dress And Belt, Fashion 1910, Vintage Gowns, Silk Gown, Gowns Of Elegance, Venetian Glass, Vintage Apparel

Date: 1909-1920 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Victoria & Albert Museum Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This Delphos dress, likely dyed with natural dye, typifies Fortuny's antique-looking fabrics whose colors were intentionally made to look faded. The extra fabric detailing exemplifies the one of a kind nature of Fortuny's handmade designs.

Date: 1909-1920 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Victoria & Albert Museum Notable Techniques/Motif Names: As it was meant to be worn at home, the Delphos dress was usually quite long, and some even had trains. It was to be worn with long, thin shoes. 1920s Women, Black Velvet Jacket, Historical Dresses, Victoria And Albert, Victoria And Albert Museum

Victoria And Albert Museum

Delphos | Fortuny, Mariano | Henriette Nigrin | V&A Explore The Collections

Date: 1909-1920 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Victoria & Albert Museum Notable Techniques/Motif Names: As it was meant to be worn at home, the Delphos dress was usually quite long, and some even had trains. It was to be worn with long, thin shoes.

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Mario Fortuny

Fortuny Fabric

Spanish Artists

Delphos | Fortuny, Mariano | Henriette Nigrin | V&A Explore The Collections

Date: c. 1920 Location/Culture: Italy Object is held at: Victoria & Albert Museum Notable Techniques/Motif Names: This is an example of Fortuny's famous pleated silk. Though he patented his technique, the details were never fully revealed. It is suspected that the wet silk was finger pleated and then heat set with rollers. Garments made with this silk would have to periodically be sent back to Fortuny to be reset.