Beschreibung:
Little Book of Schiaparelli chronicles the work of one of history's most influential and eccentric couturiers. Endowed with a strikingly imaginative and experimental approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli cultivated a combination of the witty and the surreal, the cutting edge and the elegant, from her garments and jewellery to her collaborations with Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Alberto Giacometti.
Introduction • Early Life • London, New York, Paris • Pour le Sport • The House of Schiaparelli • The Circus Collection • Surrealism in Fashion • The Pagan Collection • Butterflies • Zodiac • Commedia dell'Arte • Musical Instruments • Shocking Pink • Accessories • Fragrances by Schiaparelli • The War Years and After • Suggested Reading • Index.