Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art exhibition book
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Elsa Schiaparelli sent shockwaves through the fashion establishment with her witty, ingenious and provocative designs. Lauded by Cristóbal Balenciaga as the ‘only real artist in couture’ she infused her collections with Surrealist influences, and collaborated on pieces with art-world contemporaries including Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dalí and Alberto Giacometti. She caused a stir at Wimbledon by sending Lilí Álvarez to the 1931 tennis tournament in culottes; she clothed Amy Johnson for her first solo flight to Cape Town; and her ‘lobster’ dress made it into Wallis Simpson’s trousseau.
Today, Elsa’s visual vocabulary runs through Daniel Roseberry’s designs for maison Schiaparelli like a shocking pink thread. This lavishly illustrated book explores the origins and legacy of one of fashion’s greatest innovators.
Cover © 2025 Man Ray 2015 Trust / DACS, London
Author/Artist/Designer
Sonnet Stanfill, Lydia CastonPages
272
Dimensions
32 x 24cm (12.6 x 9.5in)
ISBN
9781838510619
Colour
Grey
Product code
172493
Book Format
Hardback
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