Structure, simplicity, and seeming weightlessness are the distinguishing characteristics of Ralph Rucci’s work, and his Infanta gown perhaps best exemplifies these qualities. As implied by the design’s name, Rucci was partly inspired by the voluminous gowns worn by the daughters of Spanish monarchs—famously portrayed in Diego Velázquez’s paintings. The gown’s regal silhouette is achieved with a jewel neckline; small, high armholes; a raised waistline; and a triangular skirt, which lends great volume to the back. The printed design draws from the work of the eighteenth-century Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo —a reference to the mutual love of art shared by the designer and his client, an art collector.