Has anyone else heard the rumour about the revival of the legendary fashion house of Schiaparelli??
I heard that it could be possible that Giles Deacon would be the new creative director as some surrealist themes have popped up in his collections
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www.wikipedia.org.)
On the front of Time magazine
Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) was famous for:
- Surrealist designs
- Inventing the colour 'shocking pink'
- Being the first to use the human figure for a perfume bottle
- Being the first to use shoulderpads in fashion (no Schiaparelli, no 80's chic!)
- Being the first to use zips the same colour as the dress they were on
- Experimenting with synthetic materials
Could Giles Deacon (or anyone for that matter) take the place of one of the most influential fashion designers in history?
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www.artsjournal.com)
Black suede gloves with red crocodile skin nails
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www.osmoz.fr)
Shocking - parfum de Schiaparelli
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www.thisislondon.co.uk)
Full length evening coat with Cocteau design
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www.sbac.edu)
Column Dress
The Skeleton Dress
Shocking Pink evening dress
Evening dress and headscarf in
Tear design - Summer/Fall 1938
(all above pictures from
www.vam.ac.uk)