1890-1973 Elsa Schiaparelli

[Estella*]

i can't resist

dinner dress from 1946
picture courtesy of www.philly1.com

 

[Estella*]

madame in an ensemble from her own collection (1937)

 

[Estella*]

tromp d'oeil, sweater from 1929

 

[Estella*]

a nice detail from www.historytoday.com

 

[liberty33r1b]

wonderful images, thanks for posting them!

 

[Estella*]

cape apollo of versailles, 1938
from www.metmuseum.org

 

[Estella*]

you're welcome, liberty (i think i haven't seen you in a while?)

from around the same time, i think
www.vogue.de

 

[Scott]

Oh thanks Anna!! That "circus" piece is the same that was included in the exhibition. I would love it if I could find that skeleton dress she did-in full view....the detailed image in the book looks marvelous!

 

[Estella*]

evening coat, 1939
www.artnet.com

 

[Estella*]

welcome, scott! you can see some nice pieces from the exhibition here
http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/exhibits/schiaparelli/tour/index.htm
not the skeleton dress though, i believe.
be sure to look at 'conservation', too.

 

[Estella*]

www.canoe.ca/

 

[Estella*]

i love this portrait of hers, i think it'#s in one of my collages
from slate.msn.com

 

[Estella*]

bow-knot sweater from the museum's website

 

[Spike413]

I love those two capes with the sun medallion embroidery! So beautiful. Actually, Cavalli (very unlikely, no?) revived that embroidery for his f/w 04 collection....probably one of the best things he's done.

 

[Estella*]

'the couple' and 'tear illusion' from courses.nus.edu.sg/

 

[Estella*]

indeed, spike. funnily this kind of gold ornate etc. looks never tacky with her.

 

[Estella*]

1937 from radsmart.com

 

[Honey~Blade]

/\ hahah I'm really feeling that one, my fav so far!

 

[Scott]

indeed, spike. funnily this kind of gold ornate etc. looks never tacky with her.

Yeah,but Elsa never really had that kind of flamboyance in her work;in the sense of just sparkling and causing attention. She had impeccable execution and a purpose in everything she did.

That is why,in terms of mere creativity and vision,she stands out alongside the likes of Chanel and Kawakubo. At least for me that is.

 

[eugenius]

Sources:
metmuseum.org
italophiles.com
vam.ac.uk
secretlifeofshoes.blogspot.com

Here are some images of various dresses with Lesage embroidery..Love the black "skeleton" dress w/ spine/ribcage detailing..included is her famous "lobster" dress, which, if Im not mistaken, was copied in a Dolce/Gabbana show..