Elsa Schiaparelli
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Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian fashion designer from an aristocratic background. She created Maison Schiaparelli in Paris in 1927, which she managed from the 1930s to the 1950s. Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs celebrated Surrealism and eccentric fashions.
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Bow-knot sweater designed by Elsa Schiaparelli (1927). Anonymous drawing published on Vogue (Paris), vol. 8, no. 12, 1st December 1927, p. 9
1938-39 Schiaparelli suit with large buttons sculpted by Alberto Giacometti
Evening coat designed in collaboration with Jean Cocteau, London, 1937. V&A, T.59-2005.
1937 Lobster Dress by Elsa Schiaparelli with Dalí textile print
Zsa Zsa Gabor in Moulin Rouge, 1952![Sleeping perfume bottle shaped like a candlestick. Designed by Marcel Vertès (1939).[84]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Patent_drawing_for_a_bottle_for_%27Sleeping%27_perfume_by_Elsa_Schiaparelli%2C_1939._USD116055_crop_01.png/500px-Patent_drawing_for_a_bottle_for_%27Sleeping%27_perfume_by_Elsa_Schiaparelli%2C_1939._USD116055_crop_01.png)
Sleeping perfume bottle shaped like a candlestick. Designed by Marcel Vertès (1939).[84]In their orbit 4
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Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian fashion designer from an aristocratic background. She created Maison Schiaparelli in Paris in 1927, which she managed from the 1930s to the 1950s. Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs celebrated Surrealism and eccentric fashions. Her collections were famous for unconventional and artistic themes like the human body, insects, or trompe-l'œil, and for the use of bright colors like her "shocking pink".
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