Fortuny Stories

Wrapped in Venice: The Story of the Venetian Shawl

Venetian women’s clothing has long included an accessory that was both practical and symbolic: the...

The Reticule: From the 18th Century to modern day Fortuny

The reticule, sometimes spelled réticule, was the first true handbag. Originally crafted from netting, reticules...

The Knossos Scarf: Mariano Fortuny’s first masterpiece in fashion

The name Mariano Fortuny evokes a unique legacy of innovation, elegance, and artistic vision. While...

Bathing in Venice: A Forgotten Ritual of Summer

Venice has always lived in symbiosis with water. Yet in today’s city, the idea of...

A Venetian Night of Light: The Festa del Redentore

Every third weekend in July, thousands of Venetians and visitors gather on boats or along...

Of silks, memories and melodies: the encounter between Fortuny, Proust and Hahn

At a time when art and life merged with grace and mystery, Venice became the...

The Fortuny Dome: a revolution in the theatre

For Mariano Fortuny light was an absolute vocation, the leitmotif of his artistic eclecticism, the...

Gloria Vanderbilt and Fortuny

In this series of articles, we have been talking about famous women who have worn...

Fortuny’s Pleats – Pushing the boundaries

The utilisation of pleating in his dress, tunic and jacket designs, is something that has...

History of the Silk Lamps

The properties of the silk would cause ambient, coloured reflections to spread onto a half-spherical...