“Fabuloso” Fortuny
A Pleated Silk Gown & the Making of the Modern Women
Detail of a Fortuny “Delphos” Gown, probably around 1920
At the beginning of the 20th century, when most women’s fashion was still dictated by the corset, Mariano Fortuny created the “Delphos” gown – described by Marcel Proust as “faithfully antique and markedly original.” Inspired by, and named after, a classical Greek statue, the Charioteer of Delphi, the unstructured dress clung sensuously to the body, daringly revealing the wearer’s shape…These dresses became all the rage! Below on this post you will find “create the look for less”.
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