[Презентация] Elsa Louise Maria Schiaparelli

Founding of a fashion house Schiaparelli "Men admire strong women, but they don't like them at all. Some people manage to combine tenderness with strength, but many who decided to go through life alone lost their happiness in this game."

Elsa Schiaparelli, born in Rome in 1890, studied philosophy and wrote poetry. Coming from an aristocratic family, she led a luxurious life. At the age of 22, she moved to London, where she became acquainted with spiritualism and Eastern philosophy. In 1914, she married Count Wilhelm de Wendt and two years later moved to New York, where she became familiar with the world of Dada and surrealism. In 1922, she separated from her husband, moved to Paris and met couturier Paul Poiret, which defined her fashion career. Elsa Schiaparelli is the founder of the Fashion house Schiaparelli

On the left: a trompe-l'oeil sweater. On the right: an image of a model in an iconic sweater that appeared in Vogue magazine With Poiret's support, Schiaparelli began designing her own clothes and working with small fashion houses. In 1925, she became a designer at Maison Lambal, and in 1927 she opened her own atelier. Schiaparelli's first collection included trompe-l'oeil sweaters, among which a black sweater with a gray bow became a bestseller in the United States and was recognized by Vogue as a "masterpiece." The success of the knitted collection allowed Schiaparelli to continue to amaze the public with innovations in materials and decor.

Surrealism Influenced by the surrealism of the 1930s, she created unique fashion looks, playing with classic silhouettes and adding provocative details. Coco Chanel called her "an artist who sews clothes," and her unusual headdresses especially stood out. Among her crazy creations are black and white suede gloves with red snakeskin nails, gloves with long claws that create the image of a catwoman, and an evening version that references the underwater world and mermaids. Built-in bra In 1930, Elsa Schiaparelli was the first to develop a built-in bra for one-piece swimwear. Later, similar linings were also used to create evening and day dresses..

Divided skirt In 1931, couturier designed the first split skirt (also known as culottes). In those days, women were not allowed to wear trousers, and the appearance of the famous Spanish tennis player Lily Alvarez at Wimbledon in such clothes caused a scandal in England. Shocking! And Shocking pink Schiaparelli's pink color was her hallmark in clothes and perfumes. The fragrance is Shocking! debuted in 1937, his bottle was shaped like Mae West's torso and was decorated with porcelain flowers. West, in order to avoid fitting rooms, sent a cast of her body for the design of the bottle.