Its 1907 and the fashion world is about to change dramatically for the first time in decades.
The 36 year old Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo has rebelled against the strict lines that have dominated the scene for as long as anyone can remember. He has created the Delphos dress.
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| An older Mariano Fortuny |
Fortuny was born to a very artistic family in 1871 Granada, Spain, his father was the painter
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal and his mother was the daughter of another famous painter Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta. It came clear to see at a young age that Fortuny was a very talented artist showing not only great promise as a painter but an apparent interest in textiles. His father died when he was three and his mother moved the family to Paris. There Fortuny's artistic side was fueled greatly. As a young man Fortuny traveled finding out artists he admired and broadening his skills to include inventing, painting, photography, sculpting, architecture, etching and stage lighting. In 1889 he moved to Venice staying there for the rest of his life.
Mariano Fortuny took inspiration for the Delphos dress from the loose clothing Greek people wore.
The Delphos dress was a shift made from finely hand pleated silk weighed down by glass beads.
It came in many vibrant colours, hand dyed with pigments Fortuny himself had made using ancient methods.
No one has ever been able to recreate pleating as fine as his.
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