By Fortuny
There are many people that Mariano Fortuny met in his life, that he influenced and whom he allowed himself to be influenced by. Surely, among all, one of the most important figures is Gabriele D’Annunzio, one of the most authoritative voices in the Italian cultural scene at the time. The paths of the two before meeting each other … Continued
By Fortuny
A method already present in Ancient Egypt, the plissé was revolutionized and consecrated as a synonym of elegance, luxury and sensuality by Mariano Fortuny in the early 1900s. Here are some of the mysteries of Fortuny’s plissé. The plissé is one of the most fascinating mysteries in the history of fashion and it is not … Continued
By Fortuny UK
The question if haute couture should respond to artistic criteria or to practicality has hovered over the fashion industry for years without ever really finding a response. While certain designers opted for more conceptual designs, others prefer classicism and materials. Fine pleating has been a good example of creating something with practical purposes, but that … Continued
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Adèle Henriette Elisabeth Nigrin was born on October 4th 1877 in Fontainebleau, where she lived together with her mother Marie Juliette Brassart, her father Frédéric Albert Nigrin, administrator of the canteen of the École d’Application de l’Artillerie et du Génie, and her younger sister Marie Léonie. On January 12th 1897 she married the enterpreneur de … Continued
By Mktg Dept.
For Mariano Fortuny light was an absolute vocation, the leitmotif of his artistic eclecticism, the cornerstone of his creative act. An interest that was inextricably linked to another passion of the Spanish artist, his love for theater, which he developed during the Nineteenth century in Paris. In the French capital the painter Giovanni Boldini accompanied … Continued
By Mktg Dept.
Throughout the early 1890s Mariano Fortuny dedicated himself to a cycle of paintings and engravings inspired by Richard Wagner. Wagner’s music, to which he was introduced by the Spanish painter Rogelio de Egusquiza, was one of the fundamental principles of his artistic creativity. During the Summer of 1891 Fortuny went to Germany for the first … Continued
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Mariano Buenaventura Isabel Federico Mamerto Cecilio de la Santísima Trinidad was born on 11 May 1871 in Granada, in the Fonda de los Siete Suelos at the Alhambra, after the family, comprised of his father Mariano Fortuny y Marsal, a painter, his mother Cecilia de Madrazo y Garreta and his sister María Luisa, had left … Continued
