c1907-1920 Mariano Fortuny Pleated Muted Raspberry Silk Gown designer-thea-porter The main seams are all

The main seams are all held together by a criss cross of fine cording so that a bit of skin peeks through

The skirt has an inner lining of cream silk chiffon that is scalloped and finished with a ruffled edge piped with the same silk as the exterior

The fabric is light weight enough that it falls perfectly when you are standing still and does not seem bulky

Under that outer layer is baby pink tissue silk

100% wool and I see no size tag - this would fit a variety of sizes

c1907-1920 Mariano Fortuny Pleated Muted Raspberry Silk Gown designer-thea-porter The main seams are allSimilar Fortuny gowns are held in museums and private collections world wide and they are becoming increasingly hard to find. A version in green is a part of the permanent collection at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (pictured). The description of that gown is so wonderful I thought I would share it with you here verbatim: "Mariano Fortuny created a number of variations of his pleated silk gowns. In this model, he combined