As a young student whilst midway through the final year of my Diploma in Art & Design (completed prior to going to Uni), one of my tutors (Tony Southall) introduced me to an artist and designer of the 1900s’ called Mariano Fortuny (1871-1949) . Now, Tony was specifically showing me the couture of Fortuny and his signature piece, the ‘Delphos’ dress as my dissertation included Greek Mythology and design, and he thought I would be interested.

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