BACKGROUND
Born to Celestino and Maria- Louisa Schiaparelli on September 10 1890, Elsa Schiaparelli studied philosophy at the University of Rome where she published her first book of sensual poetry.
Later on her parents sent her to the convent at the age of 22, where she was released after she went on a hunger strike. She then became a nanny in London and spent most of her free time in museums
In the depression error after World War 2, Elsa Schiaparelli questioned reality and revolutionised contemporary design by relying on inspiration and collaborations with famous surrealist artists like Salvador Dali, Trompe L’oeil, Francis Picabia and Jean Cocteau leading to the rise of surrealism in fashion which has controlled the mind-set of what we hold today. “Flourished ding in the 1920s and 1930s, Surrealism reacted against the rational and formal real world, and substituting instead fantasy and a dream world. Having influence on fashion and in particular during the 1930s, the designers smart, sophisticated, witty clothes took the fashion world by storm.
She commissioned some of the …show more content…
TIMELINE
1890 – Elsa Schiaparelli born to Celestino Schiaparelli and Maria-Luisa Schiaparelli in Rome, Italy
1927 – Using Surrealist artist trompe l’oeil’s images together with Armenian refugees she launched sweaters and knitwear focusing on double layered stitches.
1930 – First opened house of Schiaparelli at 21 Place Vendome. She also produced the first clothes with invisible zippers and the first evening dress with a jacket.
1936 – Elsa recognised the effort and hard work of one of her earlier employees who shed employed to make buttons. - Created the Desk Suit (Gibson, 2003)
1937 – For her autumn / winter collection that year she worked alongside Surrealist artist jean Cocteau to design and create an evening coat and a
Born to Celestino and Maria- Louisa Schiaparelli on September 10 1890, Elsa Schiaparelli studied philosophy at the University of Rome where she published her first book of sensual poetry.
Later on her parents sent her to the convent at the age of 22, where she was released after she went on a hunger strike. She then became a nanny in London and spent most of her free time in museums
In the depression error after World War 2, Elsa Schiaparelli questioned reality and revolutionised contemporary design by relying on inspiration and collaborations with famous surrealist artists like Salvador Dali, Trompe L’oeil, Francis Picabia and Jean Cocteau leading to the rise of surrealism in fashion which has controlled the mind-set of what we hold today. “Flourished ding in the 1920s and 1930s, Surrealism reacted against the rational and formal real world, and substituting instead fantasy and a dream world. Having influence on fashion and in particular during the 1930s, the designers smart, sophisticated, witty clothes took the fashion world by storm.
She commissioned some of the …show more content…
TIMELINE
1890 – Elsa Schiaparelli born to Celestino Schiaparelli and Maria-Luisa Schiaparelli in Rome, Italy
1927 – Using Surrealist artist trompe l’oeil’s images together with Armenian refugees she launched sweaters and knitwear focusing on double layered stitches.
1930 – First opened house of Schiaparelli at 21 Place Vendome. She also produced the first clothes with invisible zippers and the first evening dress with a jacket.
1936 – Elsa recognised the effort and hard work of one of her earlier employees who shed employed to make buttons. - Created the Desk Suit (Gibson, 2003)
1937 – For her autumn / winter collection that year she worked alongside Surrealist artist jean Cocteau to design and create an evening coat and a