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Shocking Life By Elsa Schiaparelli
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- Shocking Life
- ISBN
- 9781851775156
- Book Title
- Shocking Life
- Publisher
- V&A Publishing
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Design, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Fashion & Accessories, Artists, Architects, Photographers
- Item Weight
- 7.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 222 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
V&A Publishing
ISBN-10
1851775153
ISBN-13
9781851775156
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57063637
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shocking Life
Number of Pages
222 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Fashion & Accessories, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
7.7 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
746.92092
Synopsis
Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) was one of the leading fashion designers of the 1920s and 1930s with a flair for the unusual. The first to use shoulder pads, animal prints and the inventor of shocking pink, Schiaparelli collaborated with artists including Jean Cocteau, Alberto Giacometti and Salvador Dali, to create extraordinary garments such as the infamous Dali Lobster Dress and the bizarre Skeleton Dress. Schiaparelli had an affluent clientele, from Katherine Hepburn to Marlene Dietrich, who embraced her outrageous but elegant designs. She designed aviator Amy Johnson's wardrobe for her solo flight to Cape Town in 1936, the culottes for tennis champion Lily d'Alvarez that outraged the lawn tennis establishment, and her clothes appeared in more than 30 films including Every Day's a Holiday and Moulin Rouge . Schiaparelli's fascinating autobiography charts her rise from resident of a rat-infested apartment to designer to the stars., Shiaparelli's fascinating autobiography charts her rise from resident of a rat-infested apartment to designer to the stars. This publication will coincide with 'Surreal Things' at the V&A in March 2007., Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) was one of the leading fashion designers of the 1920s and 1930s with a flair for the unusual. The first to use shoulder pads, animal prints and the inventor of shocking pink, Schiaparelli collaborated with artists including Jean Cocteau, Alberto Giacometti and Salvador Dali, to create extraordinary garments such as the infamous Dali Lobster Dress and the bizarre Skeleton Dress.....Schiaparelli had an affluent clientele, from Katherine Hepburn to Marlene Dietrich, who embraced her outrageous but elegant designs. She designed aviator Amy Johnson's wardrobe for her solo flight to Cape Town in 1936, the culottes for tennis champion Lily d'Alvarez that outraged the lawn tennis establishment, and her clothes appeared in more than 30 films including Every Day's a Holiday and Moulin Rouge .....Schiaparelli's fascinating autobiography charts her rise from resident of a rat-infested apartment to designer to the stars., "She knew everyone from Paris to Hollywood, collaborated with the Surrealists, and left her indelible mark on the world of fashion. Vogue She slapped Paris. She smacked it. She tortured it. She bewitched it. And it fell madly in love with her." Yves Saint Laurent "A dress from Schiaparelli ranks like a modern canvas."Janet Flanner, "The New Yorker" Elsa Schiaparelli (18901973) was one of the leading fashion designers of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Her fascinating autobiography, first published in 1954, charts her rise from a rat-infested apartment in Rome, to success in fashion, through the war years when she worked for the American Red Cross, to her eventual role as designer to the stars.
LC Classification Number
TT505.S3
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