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Elsa Schiaparelli (/ ˌ s k æ p ə ˈ r ɛ l i, ˌ ʃ æ p-/ SKAP-ə-REL-ee, SHAP-, US also / s k i ˌ ɑː p-/ skee-AHP-, Italian: [ˈɛlsa skjapaˈrɛlli]; 10 September 1890 – 13 November 1973) was an Italian fashion designer from an aristocratic background.
May 2011. 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 ...
Elsa Schiaparelli instilled a creative spirit in 20th-century fashion with her inventive imagination and revolutionary vision on sportswear, Haute Couture, art, fragrance, and ordinary elements turned into elaborate creations. Her iconic collaborations with artists like Dalí, Cocteau, Man Ray, and Giacometti became legendary.
Jul 1, 2022 · Elsa Schiaparelli, who was known for her amusing prints, outdid herself in July 1937 with a particularly clever “passion thermometer” motif that depicted mercury rising between the poles of...
Retrace the fascinating life of Elsa Schiaparelli, the founder of Maison Schiaparelli, from her childhood to her accomplishments and writing her memoirs. WE INVITE YOU TO UPDATE YOUR BROWSER TO DISCOVER THE ESSENCE OF THE HOUSE OF SCHIAPARELLI.
Apr 5, 2024 · Elsa Schiaparelli (born Sept. 10, 1890, Rome, Italy—died Nov. 13, 1973, Paris, France) was an Italian-born fashion designer who established an important couture house in Paris. She was famous for her Surrealist fashions of the 1930s and for her witty accessories, such as a purse in the shape of a telephone.
Jul 3, 2022 · A new exhibition in Paris on the designer Elsa Schiaparelli shows how her Surrealist “little jokes” still inspire weirdness today. Style | The Mother of Strange Fashion
