Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973)

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In the fifth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we study the life of Chanel’s arch enemy, who flirted with surrealism and brought shock factor into fashion. Elsa Schiaparelli shot to fame by mixing in Parisian society’s right circles which took her all the way to Hollywood where she dressed Greta Garbo and Mae West.

Elsa Schiaparelli - Wikipedia

SCHIAPERELLI: A WOMAN WHO FOREVER ALTERED FASHION, by Shruti Joshi

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A new exhibit in Paris suggests that the fashion house speaks directly to this surreal moment.

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Some of history’s famous female feuds have turned ugly. From verbal lashings — Joan Crawford and Bette Davis sniped at each other for over 40 years. To assault — Tonya Harding had Nancy Kerrigan kn…

Coco Chanel v. Elsa Schiaparelli – mutterhood

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post–World War I era with popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. This replaced the "corseted silhouette" that had earlier been dominant with a style that was simpler, far less time-consuming to put on and remove, more comfortable, and less expensive, all without sacrificing elegance. She is the only fashion designer listed on Time magazine

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Elsa Schiaparelli, pioneer of fashion, rival of Coco Chanel - italiani.it

Though fashion industry titan Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel dismissed her rival Elsa Schiaparelli as “that Italian who makes clothes”, later couturiers recognise..

What made Elsa Schiaparelli a designer ahead of her time? A retrospective of her works has the answers - News

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A new biography by Meryle Secrest looks at the troubled life of designer Elsa Schiaparelli — renowned as the Queen of Fashion, a glamorous innovator whose career never recovered from World War II.

Schiaparelli': The Shocking, Shadowed Life Of A Fashion Icon : NPR

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