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      Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography

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      Elsa Schiaparelli was an integral figure in the artistic movement of the times. Her collaborations with artists such as Man Ray, Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau, and Alberto Giacometti elevated the field of women's clothing design into the realm of art. This book deals with her li...

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      Product ID:9780241966860
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Elsa Schiaparelli
      Subtitle:A Biography
      Authors:Author: Meryle Secrest
      Page Count:416
      Subjects:Individual designers or design groups, Individual designers, Fashion and textile design, Biography: arts and entertainment, Fashion & textiles: design, Biography: arts & entertainment
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      Elsa Schiaparelli was an integral figure in the artistic movement of the times. Her collaborations with artists such as Man Ray, Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau, and Alberto Giacometti elevated the field of women's clothing design into the realm of art. This book deals with her life and work.

      ''A wonderful insight into a life that history hasn''t remembered as well as it should have.'' - Vogue

      One of the most extraordinary fashion designers of the twentieth century, Elsa Schiaparelli was an integral figure in the artistic movement of the times. Her collaborations with artists such as Man Ray, Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau, and Alberto Giacometti elevated the field of women''s clothing design into the realm of art.

      Her story is one of pluck, determination, and talent with scandal as spice. As the daughter of minor Italian nobility whose disastrous first marriage to a Theosophist caused near penury, she transformed herself into a designer of great imagination and, along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she was one of the few female figures in the field at that time.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2015-08-06

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      Weight290 g
      Dimensions130 × 199 × 32 mm