Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art embroidery kit
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Transform fashion into needlework art of your own with this luxury embroidery kit, available exclusively to accompany the Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art exhibition. Made by heritage embroidery house Hand & Lock, with hand-picked materials and a step-by-step guide grounded in 250 years of expertise, it's everything you’ll need for an eye-catching tribute to the shimmering gold faces and shining red lips of the celebrated original piece.
The now iconic design first embellished the back of a stunning evening coat created in collaboration between Elsa Schiaparelli and Jean Cocteau in 1937. Embroidered with ribbons onto a tailored coat, Cocteau's whimsical linear drawing of two mirrored, kissing faces forms the illusion of a vase of roses.
The kit includes:
• Metallic purl, beads and crystals
• Cotton thread, needles, beeswax
• A printed fabric base
• An easy-to-follow guide
Design adapted from Evening coat, 1937, Elsa Schiaparelli and Jean Cocteau
© Schiaparelli, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, © 2025 ADAGP/DACS/Comite Cocteau, Paris
Dimensions
28 x 20cm (11 x 8in)
Composition
Chenille polyester printed base fabric, gold rough, gold smooth, pink thread, blue thread, Gutterman thread, blue crystals, cotton thread. With needles and storage tin
Colour
Blue
Pink
Product code
171529
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Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art
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.
Shop the full Schaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art exhibition range here >