Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) was an Italian fashion designer. Along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars.
Schiaparelli’s designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Alberto Giacometti and her clients included the heiress Daisy Fellowes and actress Mae West.
She did not adapt to the changes in fashion following World War II and her business closed in 1954. Chanel once described her as “Italian artist who makes clothes”.
Schiaparelli built upon fashion trends that had been developing since the late 1800s, branding them with her own unique sensibility. Although many of the designs are over sixty years old, her revolutionary approach continues to influence the fashion world of today.
We found interesting text about her work on http://art2beauty.blogspot.com
and wanted to share it with you.
Source: http://art2beauty.blogspot.com,
http://en.wikipedia.org
