hello A. Non. Would you like some crack?

[anotheranon]

Anyone got ~$9500 lying around I could take borrow? [whimper]

On the upside, I can always use more tight, high quality closeups of Fortunys!

Hat tip geekchick

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[ellid.livejournal.com]

No *kidding*. *wails*

It's gorgeous!

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, my LORD is that beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the detail pictures are fantastic!

Did we see something along those lines at the KSU museum when we were there - this looks awfully familiar. Or maybe you talked about it perhaps?

Gigi (having a deja-vu moment)

[wcg.livejournal.com]

That is a very pretty dress. The trick would be in pleating all the fabric and then fitting it just so.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is just TOO scrumptious! ***drooling***

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I don't think it was at KSU - I'm pretty sure I'd remember if they had one on display.

However, I did send this pic of NASM's Fortuny (http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/hispanicdesigners/) around awhile back.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I've made a "budget version" out of polyester before - the pleating does take forever, but given the clingy nature of the pleats, minimal fitting is required - for a tighter silhouette belt it, and that's about all you have to worry about!

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

Yep! That's the one - I knew I remembered it from somewhere. Yow, that's absolutely stunning. That hand-pleating is fascinating!

[semmie17.livejournal.com]

Fortuny used a thin silk satin more finely pleated than anything ever seen in costume. His famous hand-pleating method has never been successfully duplicated.

How do you s'pose the hand-pleating is done? I can't imagine just ironing it into place....

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I've been toying with various imitations of Fortuny's pleating techniques on and off since college. If you really want me to I can tell you what very little I've figured out!

[seamstrix.livejournal.com]

Classic.

Breath-taking.

Godlike.

Wow.