1907-1920 Fortuny Peplos Gown designer-genny This dress is a classic

This dress is a classic example of that aesthetic

a lily' 'A field of lilies' 'Lilies lots and lots of beautiful lilies a field of yet more lilies' 'Zandra Rhodes

The dress closes at the side with a hidden zipper and the tier at that point has hidden hook and eye the closure is hidden once on

Each of the lace rows is stitched separately into place and set to just slightly overlap the row above and below it

Item# D493

1907-1920 Fortuny Peplos Gown designer-genny This dress is a classicA similar green hued Fortuny gown 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 elements of the classical chiton and the peplos. A "tunic" is attached along its neckline to a long sleeveless