Evening coat

Mariano Fortuny|Fortuny

1930s · silk · Costume Institute

Fortuny eschewed the whims of Paris fashion, preferring to perfect his own ideals. A devoted client would take great care and have a possessive, sentimental attachment to her Fortuny wardrobe. If a dress needed to be repleated, it could be sent back to Venice, where Fortuny would carefully restore it.

Artist

Mariano Fortuny|Fortuny

Date

1930s

Medium

silk

Culture

Italian

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Ernest Frederick Eidlitz, 1975