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Works – Elsa Schiaparelli – People – eMuseum

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Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) is among the most original figures in the history of twentieth-century fashion. In a forty year career that began in 1926, she is best remembered for her Surrealist-inspired designs of the 1930s. Despite the fact that Schiaparelli worked in the traditional method of applying decorative, two-dimensional images to the surfaces of her clothing rather than employing innovative construction techniques, she was a revolutionary designer who became the first couturier to integrate sophisticated and complex artistic concepts into highly wearable material. Schiaparelli viewed the creation of clothing in terms of artistic inspiration and regarded fashion as much more than a craft, stating in her autobiography, Shocking Life, that "dress designing . . . is to me not a profession, but an art." Born to a conservative, aristocratic Roman family, Elsa Maria Luisa Schiaparelli exhibited early signs of rebelliousness and artistic inclination that would become the cornerston

Works – Elsa Schiaparelli – People – eMuseum Elsa Schiaparelli Close Refine Results Artist / Maker / Culture Elsa Schiaparelli (25) Lord & Taylor (1) Salvador Dali (1) Gripoix (1) Baccarat (1) Collections 1930s (14) Accessories (9) 1940s (2) Curator's Favorites: Colleen Hill (1) Date to Department Costumes (14) Accessories (11) Country France (25) ${message:filterpanel.thesaurus-label} --> Artist Info Elsa Schiaparelli 1890 - 1973 Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) is among the most original figures in the history of twentieth-century fashion. In a forty year career that began in 1926, she is best

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