Alongside Jole Veneziani and Maggy Rouff, a Balenciaga model in 1954 pictured a clean-cut, elegantly tailored woman in a broad-collared black fox. At the same time, a young Valentino designed for “Desses” a slim ensemble with a leopard-skin belt and Stole. There was great fascination by this time in the creations coming from the great Paris fashion-houses and the Sala Bianca of the Pitti Palace in Florence became the place where furs came to the runway.
By 1949, Ferdinando Schettini, the son of a Neapolitan wholesale furrier, who was already creating for Revillon, Freres, Moilyneux, Chanel and Shiaparelli in Paris, moved on to Milan to create furs for French and Italian society-women. His extravagant evening wear became known for moveable shoulders that could be worn over a coat or a tailor-made jacket, along with fur gloves, hats and muffs. Before fur breeding began to take hold of the industry, he is said to have gone to Turkey in search of perfect-matching chinchilla skins.
This was the time when furs were cleverly mounted on a tailor’s base of tulle, and when the importance was attached to luxurious linings bearing the client’s initials embroidered in gold thread.
View White Stole’s entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.
By 1949, Ferdinando Schettini, the son of a Neapolitan wholesale furrier, who was already creating for Revillon, Freres, Moilyneux, Chanel and Shiaparelli in Paris, moved on to Milan to create furs for French and Italian society-women. His extravagant evening wear became known for moveable shoulders that could be worn over a coat or a tailor-made jacket, along with fur gloves, hats and muffs. Before fur breeding began to take hold of the industry, he is said to have gone to Turkey in search of perfect-matching chinchilla skins.
This was the time when furs were cleverly mounted on a tailor’s base of tulle, and when the importance was attached to luxurious linings bearing the client’s initials embroidered in gold thread.
View White Stole’s entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.
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