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Elsa Schiaparelli

Elsa Schiaparelli. By: Kristen Thing. Dali was her favorite artist to collaborate with. In 1929: Developed sportswear clothing for Golf, tennis, skiing and swimming. Using cheap materials that she bought. Early 1930’s, Experimented with costume jewelry

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Elsa Schiaparelli

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  1. Elsa Schiaparelli By: Kristen Thing

  2. Dali was her favorite artist to collaborate with. In 1929: Developed sportswear clothing for Golf, tennis, skiing and swimming. Using cheap materials that she bought. Early 1930’s, Experimented with costume jewelry She sniffed out unusual materials like glass-like cellophane giving an illusion of transparency. Schiaparelli became famous for her black knit sweaters with a white bowtie pattern. Schiaparelli was the first to use shoulder pads, hot pink, calling it shocking pink. In 1947, she used animal fabrics and zippers dyed the same color as the fabric. History

  3. History • Between 1936 and 1939 she collaborated with many artists: Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau, and Alberto Giacometti. • In 1934; opened a shop in London. • Elsa was a surrealist fashion designer and caught the eyes of many people around the world. • In 1936 she introduced her Egyptian look with pagoda sleeves. • In the same year the zipper was invented. Schiaparelli used it in contrasting colors to her gowns. • In 1936, she also produced her 'DESK SUIT" inspired by Dali, with some false pockets, some real, being a subdued variations on a theme. • Her hats continued to be fascinating; one with a hen in a nest was on the cover of VOGUE in 1938. • Schiaparelli loved color, and had a way with unusual tints. Eccentric combinations.

  4. Elsa Schiaparelli • Inspired by modern art; particularly surrealism. • Surrealist designer; caught everyone’s attention. • Unique designer; known for hat designs and famous knitted sweater.

  5. 1927 Collection- Famous trompe l'oile Bowknot Sweater Found a local Armenian crafts woman who could produce garment Attracted New York fashion buyer who placed a large order

  6. April 1937 "Pagan" collection Gelatin and metal sequins on the sleeves of the jackets depicted multicolored falling leaves and the pockets of this jacket even took on a fascinating organic shape

  7. The 1937 Lobster Dress was a simple white silk evening dress with a crimson waistband featuring a large lobster painted on it.

  8. February 1938 Circus Collection. The Tears Dress, a slender pale blue evening gown printed with a Dali design of trompe l'oeil rips and tears, worn with a thigh-length veil with "real" tears carefully cut out and lined in pink and magenta

  9. In 1933, Dali was photographed by his wife Gala Dali with one of her slippers balanced on his head. In 1937 he sketched designs for a shoe hat for Schiaparelli, which she featured in her Fall-Winter 1937-38 collection. The hat, shaped like a woman's high heeled shoe, had the heel standing straight up and the toe tilted over the wearer's forehead

  10. Dali also helped Schiaparelli design the Skeleton Dress for the Circus Collection. It was a stark black crepe dress which used trapunto quilting to create padded ribs, spine, and leg bones.

  11. Works Cited • http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/oh-so-shocking---Schiaparelli-By-Design-196922.html. November 6. 2011. • Studio Trust. Elsa Schiaparelli. July 13. 2004. http://www.studio-international.co.uk/reports/Schiaparelli.asp. November 6. 2011

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