Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art
"In difficult times fashion is always outrageous." – Elsa Schiaparelli
"In difficult times fashion is always outrageous." – Elsa Schiaparelli
The UK’s first exhibition on Elsa Schiaparelli spans the 1920s to today, celebrating the innovative designer's influence. It traces the fashion house’s groundbreaking origins and its evolution under current creative director Daniel Roseberry.
The exhibition has been created in collaboration with Schiaparelli
Exhibition highlights
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Choker by Schiaparelli, Pagan collection, autumn 1938 -
Evening coat, designed by Elsa Schiaparelli and Jean Cocteau, 1937, London, England -
Lobster Telephone. by Salvador Dali, 1938 -
Model Awar Odhiang in Schiaparelli haute couture autumn/winter 2024 -
Portrait of Nusch Eluard, by Pablo Picasso, 1937 -
Schiaparelli Haute Couture autumn/winter 2024 -
Tears dress with veil, designed by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí, summer 1938 -
Schiaparelli evening dresses, photograph, by Cecil Beaton, commissioned by French Vogue, 1936, France -
Schiaparelli Haute Couture autumn/winter 2024 -
Portrait of Elsa Schiaparelli, by Man Ray, 1933 -
Skeleton Dress, designed by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí, 1938 -
Designer Elsa Schiaparelli wearing black silk dress with crocheted collar of her own design and a turban, photograph by Fredrich Baker, Vogue, 1940
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Ankle-length coat of black silk jersey with facial profiles forming a rose-filled vase, by Elsa Schiaparelli, Jean Cocteau and Lesage, 1937, London, England. Museum no. T.59-2005. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London