The Fortuny Delphos Gown: A Herstory

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

Arts, History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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One of the most iconic dresses in fashion history, the finely pleated, Grecian-inspired "Delphos" gown is synonymous with Mariano Fortuny, but it should be credited to his partner in life and work Henriette Negrin. This is her story. Recommended resources: "More than a Muse" article Google Arts & Culture article on the Delphos "The Knossos Scarf" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the year 2000.
0:02.0	Everyone, everywhere is having fun, except me.
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0:08.0	I worry you're growing up too fast.
0:10.0	Yeah, we can't be your little duck here forever, can I?
0:13.0	Inspired by a true story.
0:15.0	You walk out this house a boy, one day you'll come back.
0:17.0	When you do, you will be a man.
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1:06.6	With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common.
1:12.6	Every day, we all get dressed.
1:19.2	Welcome to Dressed, the History of Fashion, a podcast that explores the who, what, when, of why we wear.
1:25.4	We are friends, fashion historians, and your host, April Callahan, and Cassidy Zachary.
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1:32.8	Today's podcast is dedicated to one of the most famous names in fashion history,
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