Little Book of Schiaparelli. The Story of the Iconic Fashion Designer

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By Emma Baxter-Wright

Why we have selected this book:

This compact, yet informative and richly illustrated book is dedicated to Elsa Schiaparelli, one of the most innovative and striking fashion designers of the 20th century. It is to her that we can thank not only the shocking pink colour, but also shoulder pads, visible zippers, pockets in women’s dresses – and then there is the legendary collaboration with surrealist artists… A great gift for fashion history fans!

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Book Overview from the Publisher:

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.

Exquisitely illustrated and expertly written, the book follows a biographical chronology detailing her life, career and primary creative themes of her work. Images of Schiaparelli’s finished designs, along with close-up details and illustrations of her personal sketches, showcase the brilliance of her innovative oeuvre, and the legacy that lives on in the House of Schiaparelli to this day.

This book is brought by Welbeck Publishing, ISBN 9781787398283

Additional information

Weight 0.1 kg
Dimensions 12.5 × 1.91 × 18 cm
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ISBN

9781787398283

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Pages

160

Format

Hardback

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