1910s Evening Dresses and Gowns

Circa 1915/1925 France or Europe Rare Art Deco Dress in printed silk ponge with geometric and random patterns in shades of black, gold, green and red in the style of Sonia Delaunay ...

Circa 1915/1925 Italy / France Sleeveless dress in milky coffee silk pongee, finely pleated model "Delphos", by the famous Venetian couturier who dressed the social and artistic elite after the First World War. Side trimmings and shoulder in fine cream and dark brown Murano beads connected by a light brown cotton cord. Printed on the inside edge of one shoulder, the label indicates "Mariano Fortuny Venice". Perfect condition of color and conservation. Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871 - 1949), of Spanish origin designs opera, before settling in Venice in the Palazzo Orfei in 1889. In Paris in 1910, he patented a dyeing and printing system on fabrics, then a type of wavy pleated garment for women, the Delphos dress...

Circa 1915/1920 France Kaftan interior or evening dress in the Orientalist and Indian taste developed by Madame Babani, famous Parisian seamstress who dressed the society and artistic elite after the First World War. Large aubergine silk satin long dress...