Mariano Fortuny (designer)

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Mariano Fortuny in 1895
Born11 May 1871
Granada, Spain
Died3 May 1949
Venice, Italy
Known for
Delphos dress by Mariano Fortuny
Mariano Fortuny furnishing textile, c.1920
1926 Fortuny gold lamé dress and printed gauze aba style tunic
Green silk velvet evening cape.

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (Catalan: Marià Fortuny i de Madrazo, pronounced [məɾiˈa fuɾˈtuɲ i ðə məˈðɾaθu]; 11 May 1871 – 3 May 1949) was a Spanish polymath, artist, inventor and fashion designer who opened his couture house in 1906 and continued until 1946. He was the son of the painter Mariano Fortuny y Marsal.