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Tina Chow and her love for Fortuny dresses.
Tina Chow was an American model, couture collector and jewellery designer who was considered an [...]
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Jul
Jul
Mariano Fortuny Techniques
Fortuny’s plissé: characteristics and wonders of the most famous pleats in the world
A method already present in Ancient Egypt, the plissé was revolutionized and consecrated as a [...]
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Aug
Aug
Isadora Duncan: a forceful personality, on and off the stage
Isadora Duncan danse sur la plage © Arnold Genthe/Wikimedia Isadora Duncan (San Francisco, California 1878 [...]
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Mar
Mar
Studio 1907: the making of an iconic lamp
The Fortuny Studio 1907 lamps are the direct result of Mariano Fortuny research into stage [...]
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Dec
Dec
Peggy Guggenheim: L’ultima Dogaressa
Peggy’s Venetian neighbours referred to Peggy as “La principessa” or “L’ultima Dogaressa”. She was chic, [...]
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Sep
Sep