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Fontana Sisters

1960s Fontana Sisters Haute Couture Metallic Cocktail Dress
Located in Studio City, CA
Fontana Sisters haute couture cocktail dress made with metallic thread - the thread has oxidized
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1960s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Sorelle Fontana charcoal grey wool dress with gold brocade detail, 1960s
By Sorelle Fontana
Located in San Fransisco, CA
the Fontana sisters 'Sorelle Fontana' dating to the early 1960's. Dress measures approximately: 36" at
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1960s Italian Day Dresses

Vintage 1950's Sorelle Fontana Couture Beaded Ivory Silk Tulle Bridal Dress
By Sorelle Fontana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Stars. The Fontana sisters were the first to feel the need to give Italy a look of its own, freeing it
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1950s Italian Aesthetic Evening Dresses

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Located in Toulon, FR
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1950s French Opera Coats

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1990s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

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1950's FONTANA ROMA Olive wool coat
Located in Newport Beach, CA
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1950s Italian Coats and Outerwear

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Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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By Sorelle Fontana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
. The Fontana sisters were the first to feel the need to give Italy a look of its own, freeing it from
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1960s Italian Aesthetic Day Dresses

1958 Sorelle Fontana Haute-Couture Black Wool Fox-Fur Coat Owned By Ava Gardner
By Sorelle Fontana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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1950s Italian Coats

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By Lord & Taylor, Irene Galitzine
Located in Atlanta, GA
studied fashion including an apprenticeship with the Fontana sisters. Her designs were effortlessly chic
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1960s Italian Evening Dresses

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