{"product_id":"schiaparelli-fashion-becomes-art-9781838510619","title":"Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis lavishly illustrated book explores the origins and legacy of one of fashion's greatest innovators\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elsa Schiaparelli was more than a dressmaker; she was an image maker.\" --Daniel Roseberry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsa Schiaparelli sent shockwaves through the fashion establishment with her witty, ingenious, and artful designs. Lauded by Cristóbal Balenciaga as the \"only real artist in couture,\" she infused her collections with Surrealism and collaborated on pieces with contemporaries from the art world including Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dalí, and Alberto Giacometti.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer garments still look fresh today and, though provocative at the time, were eminently wearable, attracting many society and celebrity clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe caused a stir at Wimbledon by sending Lilí Álvarez to the 1931 tennis tournament in culottes; she clothed Amy Johnson for her first solo flight to Cape Town; her lobster dress made it into Wallis Simpson's trousseau, and she counted as fans Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, and Josephine Baker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer designs appeared on the stage in productions by Ivor Novello, Nöel Coward, and Jean-Paul Sartre, and she costumed over 30 films. Today, Schiaparelli's visual vocabulary runs through Daniel Roseberry's designs for Maison Schiaparelli like a shocking pink thread.\u003c\/p\u003eRichly illustrated throughout, the book traces Schiaparelli's enduring influence on fashion and visual culture, from the interwar years to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sonnet Stanfill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.77h x 9.54w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838510619","brand":"Victoria \u0026 Albert Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428530049161,"sku":"9781838510619","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6590bbb7-5f5e-4bee-bc5a-5f671d8a7249.jpg?v=1778011412","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/schiaparelli-fashion-becomes-art-9781838510619","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}