Schiaparelli and the Artists-Fast Shipping

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Published on the occasion of the couture house’sninetieth anniversary, this book celebrates Elsa Schiaparelli’s sharedcreative passion with the twentieth century’s most esteemed artists.

Known for her bravado and boundary-pushingdresses, Elsa Schiaparelli is undoubtedly one of the greatest icons oftwentieth-century fashion. After launching her eponymous haute couturehouse in Paris in 1927, the Roman-born designer captured the attentionof the world at large not only thanks to her trompe l’oeil patterns andsurrealist forms—but also because of her creative relationships withsome of the epoch’s most renowned artists.

From Salvador Dalí, who collaborated withSchiaparelli on her infamous Lobster Dress to Alberto Giacometti’sfurnishings for her salon and René Magritte, whose surrealist worksinspired some of the designer’s creations, this beautifully illustratedtome delves into the couturiere’s fascinating rapports with theseartistic legends. Through never-before-seen photography, intimateanecdotes, and essays penned by some of today’s most authoritativefashion critics, curators, and personalities, this volume is the firstdefinitive work dedicated to the shared inspiration between the designerand her circle of artist friends.

Unique in its breadth of artwork and diversecontributors, this visually stunning book is a must for anyoneinterested in avant-garde art, twentieth-century fashion, orthought-provoking design.