For this living room in Rome, Federico Forquet designed the handpainted fabric wallcovering and selected rose-printed chintz curtains.

A silk gazar and bead embroidery evening dress by Federico Forquet from circa 1965–67.

The World of Federico Forquet (Rizzoli) explores the Italian designers work with interiors, gardens, and fashion.

A design from Forquet’s Spring/Summer 1966 collection originally worn by Giuliana Alecce Forquet.

An Forquet-designed evening ensemble of yellow and black crepe.

A Spring/Summer 1967 day ensemble by Forquet, photographed in front of a portrait of Philip II of Spain.

A jumpsuit from Forquet’s Autumn/Winter 1967-1968 collection.

Two of Federico Forquet’s timeless evening dresses are displayed alongside period mannequins by Piero Tosi.

Two circa-1970 designs by Forquet, photographed at Palazzo Torlonia in Rome.

The winter sitting room in Forquet’s house in Rome featured an 18th-century oil painting of Mount Vesuvius by Pierre-Jacques Volaire atop trompe-l’oeil walls.

In addition to being a designer and couturier, Forquet was also a collector; included in this bedside array is a gilt-bronze trees he created with silversmiths Claudio and Roberto Franchi.

Frederico Forquet surrounded by art and objets that relate to his beloved Naples.

A 1969 Forquet-designed evening dress now in the collection of Massimo Cantini Parrini.