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Jan 20, 2020 · A Closer Look at Schiaparelli’s Surrealist Couture Jewelry Daniel Roseberry revisited many of the house’s iconic motifs this season, including an eye designed by the writer and artist...
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Elsa Schiaparelli trained with French couturier Paul Pioret before beginning her work as a freelance fashion designer in the mid-1920s. By 1927, she was running her own Parisian design house. Her business grew into a very successful entity during the 1930s. In fact, she was a rival of Coco Chanel who was also taking Paris by storm during this perio...
Early Schiaparelli jewelry is desirable and hard to come by today. Some of these pieces, such as those from the “Pagan” and “Circus” collections, coordinate with clothing lines from the 1930s and the majority are unmarked. Pagan pieces incorporate representations ofinsects, leaves, pinecones, and other natural elements while Circus designs focus on...
While there are no books dedicated solely to her jewelry at this time, European Designer Jewelryby Ginger Moro is one that offers a good selection of Schiaparelli pieces to peruse. This title has been around for decades but is still available through Schiffer Publishing and covers all the major Parisian fashion houses along with jewelry from other ...
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Jul 1, 2022 · In February Schiaparelli creates a collection on a Celestial theme, including, write the wire services, “prints bearing gay designs of angels flying from star to star, balancing on clouds, and ...
Jun 11, 2019 · Tips for Buying Vintage Elsa Schiaparelli jewelry. Look for jewelry that is quirky, Surrealism-like and highly stylized. Many designs were inspired by astrology and astronomy, e.g., stars and planets, and the circus. Late designs were more abstract or floral with colored stones and glass.
- Pablo Picasso & Man Ray. Gloves were important and recurring pieces in Schiaparelli’s career. Yet, the idea for the initial design came to her through the works of legendary artists.
- Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali was a frequent collaborator of Schiaparelli, with one of the most famous pieces undoubtedly being the Lobster Dress. For Dali, lobster was a powerful erotic symbol that contrasted with the pristine white fabric of the dress.
- Meret Oppenheim. In the 1930s, an unknown yet promising artist called Meret Oppenheim began experimenting with fur and natural materials in her works.
- Alberto Giacometti. Alberto Giacometti is not the artist immediately associated with exquisite fashion design and glamour. His sculptures and paintings usually emit a sense of abandonment and despair.
Nov 4, 2023 · Elsa Schiaparelli’s foray into jewelry design brought the world a unique and captivating blend of surrealism and innovation. Her jewelry pieces were not just adornments; they were expressions of her avant-garde spirit and her commitment to pushing the boundaries of what was possible in fashion.
The Italian-born French couturière Elsa Schiaparelli is best known for the iconoclastic bravado and unrestrained, at times brazen, originality of her work. While her contemporaries Gabrielle Chanel and Madeleine Vionnet set the period’s standards of taste and beauty in fashion design, Schiaparelli flouted convention in the pursuit of a more ...
