Elsa schiaparelli

As the house prepares for the haute couture shows in Paris, Vogue looks back at the designer's extraordinary legacy

There can be no doubt that Elsa Schiaparelli was one of the greatest fashion designers in history, and yet, it is highly likely that you, or even some of your most fashion savvy friends, aren’t

Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) was an Italian fashion designer. Along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she is regarded as one of the mos...

A portrait of Elsa Schiaparelli from LIFE magazine A gown by Schiaparelli After the huge success of the Alexander McQueen “Savage Beauty” exhibition a

Elsa Schiaparelli by Corbis, 1949 Elsa Schiaparelli, Hat, 1938 Elsa Schiaparelli hat photographed by Regina Relang, 1951 Hand hat by Elsa Schiaparelli for Life magazine, 1953 André Caillet: Salvador Dalí's wife Gala is wearing one of Elsa's hat designs, 1938 Schiaparelli's collaboration with Salvador Dali reached the height of Surrealist absurdity in this high-heeled shoe from winter, 1937-38. The idea for it, as recounted in Dilys Blum's authoritative book on the designer, was a photograph…

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Schiaparelli's collaboration with Salvador Dali reached the height of Surrealist absurdity in this high-heeled shoe from winter, 1937-38. The idea for it, as recounted in Dilys Blum's authoritative book on the designer, was a photograph of Salvador Dali wearing a shoe on his head and another on his shoulder taken by his wife in 1933

Elsa Schiaparelli was a prominent figure in fashion and art between the two World Wars by turning the fabric into a painting canvas.