Surrealism & fashion reading list
Baudot, F. Fashion and Surrealism. London, 2002
Blum, D. Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli. London, 2003
Clark, J. Spectres: When Fashion Turns Back. London, 2004
Gibson-Quick, R. In a Surreal Fashion: The Creative Collaboration Between Schiaparelli & Dali. London
Mackrell, A. Art and Fashion: The Impact of Art on Fashion and Fashion on Art. London, 2005
Martin, R. Fashion and Surrealism. London, 1990
Palmer-White, H. Elsa Schiaparelli. London, 1986
Wood, G. The Surreal Body. London, 2007
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