1907-1920 Fortuny Peplos Gown designer-malcolm-starr the tie at the waist

the tie at the waist and the hem - it really sets off the design to perfection

An amazing jersey sheath that skims over the body and is not meant to be skin tight

But once you discover her early pieces and how they fit and move I guarantee you will gobble them up and hunt endlessly for them

This would have been worn over a semi sheer or sheer colored under dress - you can let you imagination run wild in matching yours to the colors in the bead work

1907-1920 Fortuny Peplos Gown designer-malcolm-starr the tie at the waistA 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