c1907-1920 Mariano Fortuny Pleated Muted Raspberry Silk Gown designer-adele-simpson The fabric used for this

The fabric used for this killer clutch was taken from 1960s maxi dress

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The halter that goes over the head has no closures

skinny sleeves

There is minor fading on the top of each shoulder where the blue of the sequins and print has softened to a more purple tone

c1907-1920 Mariano Fortuny Pleated Muted Raspberry Silk Gown designer-adele-simpson The fabric used for thisSimilar Fortuny gowns are held in museums and private collections world wide and they are becoming increasingly hard to find. A version in green is a part of the permanent collection at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (pictured). The description of that gown is so wonderful I thought I would share it with you here verbatim: "Mariano Fortuny created a number of variations of his pleated silk gowns. In this model, he combined