Evening jacket

Mariano Fortuny|Fortuny

ca. 1930 · silk, metallic pigment · Costume Institute

Spanish-born artist and designer Mariano Fortuny was active in Italy, where he established a textile workshop and a commercial silk printing factory--a version of which still operates today. Best known for his beautiful textiles and unstructured garments, Fortuny continually referenced historical and non-Western sources, reviving and creating complex fabric treatments and dyeing techniques. The Hispano-Moresque inspired geometric interlacing of the evening jacket is adroitly executed in both gold and silver metallic stencilling. The rectangular cut and visual details typify his work: the combination of simple shapes, rich coloration and intricate patterning are quintessential Fortuny.

Artist

Mariano Fortuny|Fortuny

Date

ca. 1930

Medium

silk, metallic pigment

Culture

Italian

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. G. C. Davis, 1972