My mom had several of her pieces. I remember one was a pink jacket that she wore a lot when we lived in Palm Beach. My mom was born in 1923 and could have been Grace Kelly’s stand in. I am 77 now but when I was 10 or 12 I had a dress wi th the Elizabeth Taylor dropped waist in shocking pink with a white organza dickie set into it. I wanted to LIVE in that dress! I adored it! I still do! One of my favorite dresses that my mom had was a deep green gown with sequined and beaded fish on it. I’m pretty sure it was designed by Elsa. I haven’t been able to find it since mom died. But we have a life-size portrait of mom wearing that dress is absolutely stunning.
Merci beaucoup. The woman who created my rather bizarre wedding dress- some Galliano and some of the 18th century- a frock coat adorned with peacock feathers over a tulle skirt- owns an original Schiaparelli hat which she removed from it's box with reverence and let me hold it- it was truly an experience! In an era of sweat pants, tees and hoodies we need people like Elsa- bravo. Namaste from Canada. Holly Golightly
I ADORE Schiaparelli! I have a some of her vintage hats & jewelry pieces. I've made a few personal clothing items inspire by her designs. I definitely feel she is one of the most innovative designers ever.
This former retired NYC fashion illustrator and former student at Traphagen School of Fashion and Parson's School of Designs thanks you for a wonderful tribute to Elsa Schiaparelli! Whenever I think or see shocking pink I think of Elsa!💗👗🎨💗
I learned about Elsa Schiaparelli back in the 1980's, every once in a while you would find a Schiaparelli dress in a thrift store, who ever donated it didn't know what they had and let it go. I'm so glad she's been brought forth here in this format, now MORE People will discover the Wonder of Elsa Schiaparelli, dreams come true.
Tucson back in the early 80's was a dumping ground of rich old people, when they died their stuff would get dumped into thrift stores and antique shoppes. Tonnes of MCM and Deco furniture, clothing from the 20's and 30's filled the thrifts. if we had known then, but we were busy dodging mushroom clouds
Absolutely loved this for many reasons. I am reading for the second time " Elsa Schiaparelli " a biography by Meryle Secrest I do recommend this book for fans of fashion and fans of Schiap.
As soon as I saw that pleated wrap I immediately thought of Miyake. Amazing that Elsa was 50+ years ahead of him! Amazing that she had no formal training and I love that description of her as a surrealist who used fashion as her medium
I remember hearing that Schiaparelli was the only coutourier who knew how to set a sleeve perfectly into a garment, and one of her little embroidered jackets would las for ages and went with everything and made you feel beautiful.
Untrue! Each haute couturier had his/her own special way of setting in a sleeve. Cristobal Balenciaga was said to be the master of them all. His sleeves are featured in books.
@@Marcel_Audubon exactly. It must be true. Lovely anecdote Sandra shared, that improved my day. Thank you, Sandra! Poor Marcel, hope you experience something interesting as an interesting anecdote that others might enjoy one day. Hang in there!😅
She was the “Salvador Dali”, of Couture!!! WAAY ahead of her time. It wasn’t until tons of decades later that Moschino was the next designer to add irony and surrealism onto their designs.
Fashion and Art are two of my favorite subjects, I find Art in every day objects and express myself in my artwork, call it fashion or call it Art it is one and the same.
Photographer Berry Berenson-Perkins, and actress Marisa Berenson were the daughters of Gogo Schiaparelli, and Elsa was their grandmother. Actor Anthony Perkins died of AIDS; and Berry died on 9-11-2001 when the plane she was flying in, hit the World Trade Center! Their sons Elvis, and Oz Perkins played hockey on my son’s team...😥
Thank you, I couldn't remember her grandchildren except for Marisa! I have a kind of vanity book put out by Marissa in the 70s, on her style. It's fascinating for the many great photos but her creative talents are so much like her grandmother's. Her way of putting things together was way ahead of her time (the 1970s disco era), and her love of mixing colors is evident through the book. I wish she had gone into couture designs, she would have been fantastic! Thanks again, I love to hear about people I've seen or read about, it gives you a down to earth perspective not just based on their public persona, when their kids are out playing in the neighborhood! I love that.
Wow, was this an eye opener. Then Diane von Furstenberg wasn’t the first to come up with the “wrap” dress??? I’ve never heard of this gal. So glad to see her get her proper props! What a fascinating woman.
I had never heard of this talented woman before. Her creations were gorgeous! And frankly, she should have been just as famous, if not more so, than Chanel. She was definitely more creative.
Thank you , this was an absolutely fascinating biography of a tremendous talent. Someone who, until today, was an individual that I had never heard of. That makes me very sad, but at the same time happy that today, I was introduced to someone who had such a fascinating view of the world. My day is brighter because of it.
Well before they showed Lady Gaga wearing one of Schiaparelli's dress, I was thinking that this looks like a style Lady Gaga would wear. I am totally in love with the style. After the incident of being thrown into the fire by Coco, Elsa should have made her next collection influenced by fire and it would become the greatest and most successful collection of all time. Now that's a Revenge Dress!
My favourite fashion icon. I love how she saw and interpreted fashion. Her mind was something else. All the collaborations with Man Ray and Salvador Dali still inspire fashion today. I love how Daniel Roseberry honours her in today's Schiaparelli.
Thank-you for a thoughtful exploration of Schiaparelli influences and how those shaped the clothing she created. You included a basic awareness of how culture and politics created the background for what these fashions were and how they were meant to worn. You did it with grace and elegance while being succinct. Thank-you. 🙂
Schiaparelli being from Italy and being inspired from her childhood in Rome. Paris gave her a spring board after her divorce. As a knitter I know about her early work in the 1920s and 30s
Glad to see the return of her brand and design. Chanel was a bit wicked and criminal in this arena! Thank you for sharing this. I now understand her line better.
Wow...thank you. Never knew. Certainly inspirational. Wow. And from the looks if it, the modern house is remaining true to her. The black dress with the golden tree and its roots. Totally wearable and yet so unique.
Fashion History Sessions are very interesting. I always learn something new about famous fashion designers and their impact on modern day artistic expressions that help make our world more beautiful ❤️
Great documentary. Thank you! It's a shame Chanel couldn't get along with Schiaparelli (I tend to believe it was not a mutual dislike, but Chanel's doing.) It was short-sighted, as there was room for more than one talented woman. There was actually room for at least four top couturieres in the 1930s--let's not forget Jeanne Lanvin and Vionnet (as well as the less well remembered but talented Augusta Bernard and Louise Boulanger.) I'm not surprised Schiaparelli apprenticed with Poiret. There is a similar color sense and a similar feel for proportions. I think there is also a similar de-emphasis on construction skill. Compared to Chanel and Vionnet, Schiaparelli's clothes (as Poiret's earlier) don't seem to have the same elegance and precision of design and cut. They're clever and different, and reflect Schiaparelli's obvious intellect and enthusiasm. But I think Chanel actually had nothing to worry about in terms of competition.
@@sarahvanwynendaele2265 You're right. I did overlook Madame Gres and she's one of my favorites. Maybe I forgot because she designed under Alix during the 30s.
Chanel aveva ben ragione di trovare irritante e insensato l' esercizio di stile applicato alla sartoria e il vestire. Un modo per trovare "un posto al sole", ma veramente inutile.
Excellent film and commentary. Very well documented. There is an exhibition of her work currently in Paris at LE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS - I'm heading there on Friday. Thank you for all her life story. I love Daniel Roseberry's work. He is definitely the best in couture à Paris right now.
May i suggest you contact the Museum through Google …they would definitely guide you. How blessed you are to be able to travel…as for me I am grateful I traveled in the past…for the last almost 7 years I can only imagine…unable to go anywhere but doctors, due to acute peripheral neuropathy. I spend my days and nights laying down.
I was blown away when I saw that magnificent dress Lady Gaga wore to the Inauguration. I did not realize it is an Elsa Schiaparelli dress. Thank you Lady Gaga for letting me see this magnificent Schiaparelli dress. And thank you Elsa Schiaparelli for your magnificent designs!
A marvelous amount of detail about a truly iconic designer, contained in only 17 mins Also I find the calm voice & accent of the narrator , enhance the information in a lovely way.
Thank you for this fabulous history lesson in fashion. Fashion as fashion and as art. Will definitely be binging you videos for more wildly interesting and entertaining fashion as art.
Gabrielle Chanel was a collaborator with the Nazi regime, helping to send high-profile artists to concentration camps while Elsa Schiaparelli was the exact opposite. In fact Chanel was indicted for war crimes because of her collaboration with the Nazis but managed to save her life through one of her many contacts. Of course they would never be friends. They’re polar opposites. My grandfather a great French playwright and my grandmother an interior designer were friends with Elsa and are mentioned in the book she wrote. Perhaps she wrote more than one? I don’t know! I’ll look it up actually. 😊
What is the name of the book Schiaparelli wrote?…Please. I’d love to read it. You must have heard many anecdotes and stories about Elsa Schiaparelli and many artists of those times. I have loved Schiaparelli for eons. Seeing this Vlog is an awesome gift. Thank you. Are there other books you recommend about Elsa’s life, her work. Sadly I am no longer able to travel. Thank heaven for program like this and for us to be able to read comments such as yours…and learn even more !.🌟💕
I believe a lot of women and men have created beautiful clothes, home makers all through the history of the world and in every city and town and village today, Shout out to Laurance Welk's clothes designer and maker of all the fashion and Edith Head and Adrian, many, many more
Very nice, seeing the designs. I'm starting to read Elsa's autobiography for the second time ; she lived a great life. I've forgotten most of the last 2/3 of the book, so I'm enjoying reading it all over again. I love Schiap . BTW, it's SKIAP, not SKAP arelli. You must pronounce the I .
During the 1920's and 1930's, Elsa Schiaparelli was considered to be Gabriel Coco Chanel's arch rival, and Schiaparelli's House was widely seen as being bolder and more innovative than Chanel was. But Schiaparelli was not as successful as Chanel was during the post-war years, and Schiaparelli's House went bankrupt and closed its doors forever in 1954. At the height of her career Schiaparelli would often collaborate with the Surrealistic masters of the Arts like Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, Jean Cocteau and Man Ray. Elsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was born on September 10, 1890 in Italy's capital city of Rome. Her parents were the aristocratic Celestino Schiaparelli (Sanskrit scholar and Dean at the University of Rome) and his wife, the equally aristocratic Maria Luisa Domenitis. Elsa was a niece of the astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, who was best-known for mapping the canals of Mars. The illustrious family also included Ernesto Schiaparelli, the renowned Egyptologist who was credited with the 1906 discovery of the tomb of Queen Nefertiti as well as Kha’s tomb. Elsa led a refined life with a certain amount of luxury provided by her parents’ wealth and social status. When Elsa reached the age of 22 she left for London where she accepted a job as a nanny. During her stay in London, Elsa spent most of her free time visiting various museums, attending lectures, and while there she got in touch with Spiritualism. In 1914, she attended a lecture given by Comte Wilhelm de Wendt de Kerlor. Schiaparelli promptly fell in love and married him against her parents' wishes and soon they moved to Nice, France. A daughter, Maria Luisa Yvonne Radha de Wendt de Kerlor - known as “Gogo” - was born in 1920. Afterwards they lived in numerous cities: Paris, Cannes, Monte Carlo, and later they moved to New York City in 1916 where Schiaparelli worked as a translator and scriptwriter for radio. Soon Schiaparelli realized that her marriage was over since due in part with her husband's affair with the infamous dancer Isadora Duncan. Soon Schiaparelli decided to forgo her life of luxury thinking that curtailed her creativity and her artistic development. Not too long after while she was on board the RMS Queen Mary she became friends with Gabrielle Picabia, the wife of Dadaist artist Francis Picabia. Thus began Schiaparelli's interest in the Surrealistic movement which also opened doors to the artistic circles in New York City. In 1922 Schiaparelli decided to move back to Paris to help Man Ray with his new Dada magazine called "Societe Anonyme" where she met one of the pioneers of modern fashion Paul Poiret who would influence her future designs and career. Even though Poiret helped her start her own business it nevertheless failed and in 1926 closed its doors due to financial problems. A year would pass when in 1927 Schiaparelli initiated a new collection of knit-wear using a special double-layered stitch and sweaters with Surrealistic trompe-l'oeil images. In the same year, she made her first iconic appearance in Vogue that highlighted a faux bow sweater that introduced her to society. in 1928 Schaiparelli expanded her Pour le Sport collection to include bathing suits, ski-wear and linen dresses. One of the must significant items from that collection was the jupe-culotte, a divided skirt that was worn by the famous Spanish female tennis star Lili Alvarez. It was generally accepted by those in the know that having a design sensitivity or even good business sense were not the only things a talented person that would make it to the top. Guile, ruthlessness, opportunism and snobbery were also necessary: four boxes, all of which Elsa Schiaparelli effortlessly ticked. In 1934 Schiaparelli decided to add a millinery department to her business. Her designs proved to be so popular that Time Magazine dedicated its cover to her, presenting her as one of arbiters of modern haute couture making her the first female fashion designer to be honored with the cover of Time. Of all the Surrealistic artists that Schiaparelli worked with Salvador Dali was her most successful and longest partnership. They would go on to design a perfume shaped like a telephone dial which was an actual telephone with a fake lobster on it, then in 1937 came another iconic design a hat in the shape of a shoe which was called the "Shoe Hat" the hat was worn by Dali's wife Gala. Thanks to Dali's name and his participation in her designs, many famous actresses and important female figures of wealth and position were seen wearing Schiaparelli's dresses like: Wallis Simpson the Duchess of Windsor seen wearing the famous "Lobster Dress" on her honeymoon and Mona von Bismarck. Another iconic dress that was part of the Circus Collection was the "Skeleton Dress" which celebrated the human skeletal form which involved a special quilting technique called "trapunto" was used. The disturbing image of the skeleton itself serves as a symbol of the ongoing Second World War and a reminder of the victims who were suffering from famine. In 1937 Schiaparelli worked in collaboration with French avant-garde poet Jean Cocteau, one of their masterpieces was a evening coat that featured two trompe l'oeil faces that looked like they were facing each other when coat was fastened. Another design element that would become a fashion statement was the hum-drum button. In 1938 and 1939 Schiaparelli worked with Italian sculptor Alberto Giacometti on buttons that resembled candlesticks, mirrors, ships, playing cards and even crickets. One of their best designed buttons featured the fabled "Sirens" made from bronze. Also in 1937 Schiaprelli launched her perfume that she called "Shocking de Schiaparelli Eau de Parfum" its designer was Leonor Fini who named the color Shocking Pink which was the designer's signature color introduced a year before. The hourglass torso shape of the perfume bottle was modeled on the actress Mae West - or rather the curvaceous dressmaker's dummy/form that the designer had used in designing the costumes for Mae West to wear in the film Every Day's A Holiday (1937, Paramount). In her lifetime, Coco Chanel didn’t exactly garner a reputation for kindness. In fact, at times the legendary French designer could be downright conniving and cruel. But, that same could be said of Elsa Schiaparelli as well. Both were accused as being "collaborators" during World War II even though Schiaparelli was forced to leave Paris in 1941, spending the war years in New York City, while Chanel remained in Paris during the occupation by the Nazis. While Chanel was besotted with the classics, Elsa’s passion was for individuality and expression of personality. What ensued was one of the greatest fashion rivalries of all time as both women fought for the affections of fashionable women worldwide. As Chanel launched her Chanel suit, Elsa introduced her green chameleon gloves with gold ruffles sprouting from the fingers, and smart black suit jackets with red lips for pockets. Schiaparelli would refer to Chanel as simply “that milliner”. When Gabriel "Coco" Chanel publicly referred to her as “that Italian artist who is making clothes,” it was not just a put down from the woman who had been queen bee of fashion until that point, it was a subconscious acknowledgement of the Italian’s almost immediate effect on fashion and, instead of destroying Schiaparelli, Chanel’s remark determined that her rise to the top was not only inevitable, but rocket-like. Since they moved in the same social circles that didn’t help matters either as I'm sure they were constantly being compared to each other. At one point during the feud, while attending a soirée Chanel's costume was as herself, dared Schiaparelli, who had disguised herself as a surrealist tree, to dance with her. With a feigned innocence Chanel steered her dance partner straight into a wall sconce ablaze with lit candles, whereas Schiaparelli caught on fire. Chanel said that, "The fire was put out - and so was Schiaparelli" - by delighted guests squirting her with soda water." Even though Elsa Schiaparelli closed her "House" on December 13, 1954 the same year that Chanel returned to her fashion business. Schaiparelli spent a comfortable retirement living in Paris where she wrote her autobiography entitled "Shocking Life". But their feud would last until Chanel's death on January 10, 1971 at the age of 87 while Schiaparelli lived on until passing away on November 13, 1973 at the age of 83. Schiaparelli’s unforgettable designs aspire to transcend time and become art that is everlasting.
Thank you so much! It’s so interesting! I love her suits with the embroidery in collaboration with the greatest artists in that time,her clothes was so chic ! I love her design ! Thanks to fashion history sessions!i am a new member et thanks to you👏👏👏🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Первый раз вижу,как она выглядела. Не ожидала,что настолько непривлекательно. Возможно это и заставило изобретать красивую одежду.Но молодец,что не растерялась.😊
My mom had several of her pieces. I remember one was a pink jacket that she wore a lot when we lived in Palm Beach. My mom was born in 1923 and could have been Grace Kelly’s stand in. I am 77 now but when I was 10 or 12 I had a dress wi th the Elizabeth Taylor dropped waist in shocking pink with a white organza dickie set into it. I wanted to LIVE in that dress! I adored it! I still do! One of my favorite dresses that my mom had was a deep green gown with sequined and beaded fish on it. I’m pretty sure it was designed by Elsa. I haven’t been able to find it since mom died. But we have a life-size portrait of mom wearing that dress is absolutely stunning.
Merci beaucoup. The woman who created my rather bizarre wedding dress- some Galliano and some of the 18th century- a frock coat adorned with peacock feathers over a tulle skirt- owns an original Schiaparelli hat which she removed from it's box with reverence and let me hold it- it was truly an experience! In an era of sweat pants, tees and hoodies we need people like Elsa- bravo. Namaste from Canada. Holly Golightly
Would love to see a photo of your “bizarre” wedding dress. It sounds divine.
I ADORE Schiaparelli! I have a some of her vintage hats & jewelry pieces. I've made a few personal clothing items inspire by her designs. I definitely feel she is one of the most innovative designers ever.
You lucky thing!
That high heel hat is perfect. I want one.
I have paper dolls with a few of her dresses/hats 💜
LONG GOLDEN HAIR 😺😅
This former retired NYC fashion illustrator and former student at Traphagen School of Fashion and Parson's School of Designs thanks you for a wonderful tribute to Elsa Schiaparelli! Whenever I think or see shocking pink I think of Elsa!💗👗🎨💗
I learned about Elsa Schiaparelli back in the 1980's, every once in a while you would find a Schiaparelli dress in a thrift store, who ever donated it didn't know what they had and let it go. I'm so glad she's been brought forth here in this format, now MORE People will discover the Wonder of Elsa Schiaparelli, dreams come true.
Tucson back in the early 80's was a dumping ground of rich old people, when they died their stuff would get dumped into thrift stores and antique shoppes. Tonnes of MCM and Deco furniture, clothing from the 20's and 30's filled the thrifts. if we had known then, but we were busy dodging mushroom clouds
Tucson Arizona?
Absolutely loved this for many reasons.
I am reading for the second time " Elsa Schiaparelli " a biography by Meryle Secrest I do recommend this book for fans of fashion and fans of Schiap.
As soon as I saw that pleated wrap I immediately thought of Miyake. Amazing that Elsa was 50+ years ahead of him! Amazing that she had no formal training and I love that description of her as a surrealist who used fashion as her medium
I remember hearing that Schiaparelli was the only coutourier who knew how to set a sleeve perfectly into a garment, and one of her little embroidered jackets would las for ages and went with everything and made you feel beautiful.
well, I guess if you remember hearing it, then it must be true
Untrue! Each haute couturier had his/her own special way of setting in a sleeve. Cristobal Balenciaga was said to be the master of them all. His sleeves are featured in books.
@@Marcel_Audubon exactly. It must be true. Lovely anecdote Sandra shared, that improved my day. Thank you, Sandra! Poor Marcel, hope you experience something interesting as an interesting anecdote that others might enjoy one day. Hang in there!😅
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She was the “Salvador Dali”, of Couture!!!
WAAY ahead of her time.
It wasn’t until tons of decades later that Moschino was the next designer to add irony and surrealism onto their designs.
👗 Control 🛂
Thank you for an introduction to Shiaparelli. I love both art and fashion. She had a perfect fusion of both.
Would someone provide the title of the music? Please.
I love and respect her as an Artist, she was truly a genius!
Fashion and Art are two of my favorite subjects, I find Art in every day objects and express myself in my artwork, call it fashion or call it Art it is one and the same.
to notice is an art
Brilliant commentary. So glad to hear Issei Miyake mentioned as part of this. This lady knows fashion history in such depth, I'm really impressed.
I love how creative and unique it is without sacrificing aesthetic appereances
Photographer Berry Berenson-Perkins, and actress Marisa Berenson were the daughters of Gogo Schiaparelli, and Elsa was their grandmother. Actor Anthony Perkins died of AIDS; and Berry died on 9-11-2001 when the plane she was flying in, hit the World Trade Center! Their sons Elvis, and Oz Perkins played hockey on my son’s team...😥
who cares?
Berry died in that Pennsylvania field 9/11
Thank you, I couldn't remember her grandchildren except for Marisa! I have a kind of vanity book put out by Marissa in the 70s, on her style. It's fascinating for the many great photos but her creative talents are so much like her grandmother's. Her way of putting things together was way ahead of her time (the 1970s disco era), and her love of mixing colors is evident through the book. I wish she had gone into couture designs, she would have been fantastic! Thanks again, I love to hear about people I've seen or read about, it gives you a down to earth perspective not just based on their public persona, when their kids are out playing in the neighborhood! I love that.
@@Marcel_Audubon what's wrong with you?
@@PHLgrrl just a troll!
Wow, was this an eye opener. Then Diane von Furstenberg wasn’t the first to come up with the “wrap” dress??? I’ve never heard of this gal. So glad to see her get her proper props! What a fascinating woman.
I wish a movie was made about Schiaparelli done in the style of Fellini.
Yes, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge should play her!
I had never heard of this talented woman before. Her creations were gorgeous! And frankly, she should have been just as famous, if not more so, than Chanel. She was definitely more creative.
Thank you , this was an absolutely fascinating biography of a tremendous talent. Someone who, until today, was an individual that I had never heard of. That makes me very sad, but at the same time happy that today, I was introduced to someone who had such a fascinating view of the world. My day is brighter because of it.
I really appreciate your calm voice. Thank you this was very much enjoyable.
Well before they showed Lady Gaga wearing one of Schiaparelli's dress, I was thinking that this looks like a style Lady Gaga would wear. I am totally in love with the style.
After the incident of being thrown into the fire by Coco, Elsa should have made her next collection influenced by fire and it would become the greatest and most successful collection of all time. Now that's a Revenge Dress!
Two Italian women who create fearless fashion, while being among the best in their fields
@@maroulio2067fyi Coco Channel was born in Saumur, France. Whereas Elsa Schiaparelli was born in Rome, Italy.
My thoughts exactly!
Schiaparelli did it before any other designer, so basically everyone else has inspired their designs from the best, Schiaparelli.
My favourite fashion icon. I love how she saw and interpreted fashion. Her mind was something else. All the collaborations with Man Ray and Salvador Dali still inspire fashion today. I love how Daniel Roseberry honours her in today's Schiaparelli.
Thank-you for a thoughtful exploration of Schiaparelli influences and how those shaped the clothing she created. You included a basic awareness of how culture and politics created the background for what these fashions were and how they were meant to worn. You did it with grace and elegance while being succinct. Thank-you. 🙂
Schiaparelli being from Italy and being inspired from her childhood in Rome. Paris gave her a spring board after her divorce. As a knitter I know about her early work in the 1920s and 30s
The photo of her in her home is outstanding. I bet her home was incredible.
Glad to see the return of her brand and design. Chanel was a bit wicked and criminal in this arena! Thank you for sharing this. I now understand her line better.
Wow...thank you. Never knew. Certainly inspirational. Wow. And from the looks if it, the modern house is remaining true to her. The black dress with the golden tree and its roots. Totally wearable and yet so unique.
Thank you so much for this enlightening tribute to Elsa Schiaparelli!
Lovely! I adore my two bottles of vintage SHOCKING! in the Mae West "torso" flacons... It's all about honey and patchouly...
Fashion History Sessions are very interesting. I always learn something new about famous fashion designers and their impact on modern day artistic expressions that help make our world more beautiful ❤️
Great documentary. Thank you! It's a shame Chanel couldn't get along with Schiaparelli (I tend to believe it was not a mutual dislike, but Chanel's doing.) It was short-sighted, as there was room for more than one talented woman. There was actually room for at least four top couturieres in the 1930s--let's not forget Jeanne Lanvin and Vionnet (as well as the less well remembered but talented Augusta Bernard and Louise Boulanger.) I'm not surprised Schiaparelli apprenticed with Poiret. There is a similar color sense and a similar feel for proportions. I think there is also a similar de-emphasis on construction skill. Compared to Chanel and Vionnet, Schiaparelli's clothes (as Poiret's earlier) don't seem to have the same elegance and precision of design and cut. They're clever and different, and reflect Schiaparelli's obvious intellect and enthusiasm. But I think Chanel actually had nothing to worry about in terms of competition.
I especially noticed a lack of sharpness on the back of the skeleton dress. That's OK because I still love the dress and it's creators.
pleace ,dont forget madame gres
@@sarahvanwynendaele2265 You're right. I did overlook Madame Gres and she's one of my favorites. Maybe I forgot because she designed under Alix during the 30s.
@@nycp1969 she was so great ,the queen du drapé !💞
Chanel aveva ben ragione di trovare irritante e insensato l' esercizio di stile applicato alla sartoria e il vestire. Un modo per trovare "un posto al sole", ma veramente inutile.
True. Art fashion is a medium to participate in the dialogue. Making a statement is key.
one of my favorite designers❤️ thank you for this, so interesting!
Excellent film and commentary. Very well documented. There is an exhibition of her work currently in Paris at LE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS - I'm heading there on Friday. Thank you for all her life story. I love Daniel Roseberry's work. He is definitely the best in couture à Paris right now.
Do you know if they do virtual tours?
May i suggest you contact the Museum through Google …they would definitely guide you. How blessed you are to be able to travel…as for me I am grateful I traveled in the past…for the last almost 7 years I can only imagine…unable to go anywhere but doctors, due to acute peripheral neuropathy. I spend my days and nights laying down.
This is so heartwarming at the end😊
love how she lives on into the next generations creations 💃🕴️👯
Facinating video .. Thanks for the introduction to Elsa Schiaparelli .. I will forever remain a huge fan ⚘⚘
I was blown away when I saw that magnificent dress Lady Gaga wore to the Inauguration. I did not realize it is an Elsa Schiaparelli dress. Thank you Lady Gaga for letting me see this magnificent Schiaparelli dress. And thank you Elsa Schiaparelli for your magnificent designs!
Yes I too have just found this channel and love it!
Thanks so much!
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Great! I love her creations..
Wonderful piece! Thank you!
A marvelous amount of detail about a truly iconic designer, contained in only 17 mins
Also I find the calm voice & accent of the narrator , enhance the information in a lovely way.
This video is so well presented. Schiaparelli was a rare talent and an interesting woman.
Fabulous ! My grandmother ha$ several pieces.❤
Most enlightening. Sublimely entertaining. Supremely written. Down right fun. 🎉
I STILL wear Schiaparelli, "Shocking", for grand occasions, a real winter fragrance
I teach Fashion Illustration in high school and your page is such an excellent resource! Thank you!!
SHE SO CREATIVE
Thank you for this fabulous history lesson in fashion. Fashion as fashion and as art.
Will definitely be binging you videos for more wildly interesting and entertaining fashion as art.
THANK YOU! such wonderful fashion history !
I found a black velvet schiaparelli coat at a car boot sale , could not believe it !
why? it's not like finding Nefertiti's burial shroud ferchrissakes
I adore her work!
I just found this channel!!! I love your content!!! 🖤
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Never heard of her and her artwork til now. Even though the topic is about Schiaperelli I could not help but think of Betsey Johnson artistry.
Very Interesting. Thank you for posting such history!
Amazing video omg
She was wayyyy away of her time, basically out of this world😂🌎
Such a inspiration and amazing avant-gard artist 👏💥🎠💫🩷❤️
I'm so happy I found this channel😭😭😭😭😭😭
same 👽
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Glad to hear she was the one who put the wrap dress out in fashion and not Furstenberg.
why would that make you "glad," dearie?
These couture actually I like very much, beautiful indeed😊
Thank you for this video. I loved it.
Innovative and incredible...wearable art!
PEAK CREATIVITY AND UNIQUENESS ❤❤❤
Histoire passionnante merci ❣️
Just fabulous, thank you .
Wonderful and exciting.....✨
Wonderful presentation!
Just love!! Thank you for uploading:)
Excellent job! Thank you.
Love her🙌💜💚❤💙
I don’t have good attention span, why I stick with short vids
WOW! First time here.. Top Notch Symposium! Top Notch. Thank YOU for all your amazing research. Truly enjoyed. I am subscribing
Gabrielle Chanel was a collaborator with the Nazi regime, helping to send high-profile artists to concentration camps while Elsa Schiaparelli was the exact opposite. In fact Chanel was indicted for war crimes because of her collaboration with the Nazis but managed to save her life through one of her many contacts.
Of course they would never be friends. They’re polar opposites.
My grandfather a great French playwright and my grandmother an interior designer were friends with Elsa and are mentioned in the book she wrote. Perhaps she wrote more than one? I don’t know! I’ll look it up actually. 😊
What is the name of the book Schiaparelli wrote?…Please. I’d love to read it. You must have heard many anecdotes and stories about Elsa Schiaparelli and many artists of those times. I have loved Schiaparelli for eons. Seeing this Vlog is an awesome gift. Thank you.
Are there other books you recommend about Elsa’s life, her work. Sadly I am no longer able to travel. Thank heaven for program like this and for us to be able to read comments such as yours…and learn even more !.🌟💕
Love her work. Great bio. Thank you.
I love 1930s fashion. This was awesome!
Fantastic video, thank you I love the music skirt
Fantastic
W O W. Just LOVE this! 💐
I believe a lot of women and men have created beautiful clothes, home makers all through the history of the world and in every city and town and village today, Shout out to Laurance Welk's clothes designer and maker of all the fashion and Edith Head and Adrian, many, many more
Very informative and interesting indeed ❤❤❤❤
Love your channel!
Very nice, seeing the designs. I'm starting to read Elsa's autobiography for the second time ; she lived a great life. I've forgotten most of the last 2/3 of the book, so I'm enjoying reading it all over again. I love Schiap . BTW, it's SKIAP, not SKAP arelli. You must pronounce the I .
Thank you❤❤🎉🎉
so thankful to have found this channel!! great work!
Thanks a lot! That’s so amazing!
What an amazing woman !
Amazing Artist.
Excellent subject! TYVM!
That was brilliant 💕 thank you
Lovely presentarion
К сожалению, не все поняла.Не настолько хорошо знаю английский, но идеи потрясающие.
Подписываюсь.
Lilí Álvarez was Wimbledon runner-up twice, and a pioneer in other sports, enough to keep talking about her til today.
Great video! Thanks :)
This channel is amazing
Excellent
She was a Great Artist
During the 1920's and 1930's, Elsa Schiaparelli was considered to be Gabriel Coco Chanel's arch rival, and Schiaparelli's House was widely seen as being bolder and more innovative than Chanel was. But Schiaparelli was not as successful as Chanel was during the post-war years, and Schiaparelli's House went bankrupt and closed its doors forever in 1954. At the height of her career Schiaparelli would often collaborate with the Surrealistic masters of the Arts like Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, Jean Cocteau and Man Ray.
Elsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was born on September 10, 1890 in Italy's capital city of Rome. Her parents were the aristocratic Celestino Schiaparelli (Sanskrit scholar and Dean at the University of Rome) and his wife, the equally aristocratic Maria Luisa Domenitis. Elsa was a niece of the astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, who was best-known for mapping the canals of Mars. The illustrious family also included Ernesto Schiaparelli, the renowned Egyptologist who was credited with the 1906 discovery of the tomb of Queen Nefertiti as well as Kha’s tomb. Elsa led a refined life with a certain amount of luxury provided by her parents’ wealth and social status. When Elsa reached the age of 22 she left for London where she accepted a job as a nanny. During her stay in London, Elsa spent most of her free time visiting various museums, attending lectures, and while there she got in touch with Spiritualism. In 1914, she attended a lecture given by Comte Wilhelm de Wendt de Kerlor. Schiaparelli promptly fell in love and married him against her parents' wishes and soon they moved to Nice, France. A daughter, Maria Luisa Yvonne Radha de Wendt de Kerlor - known as “Gogo” - was born in 1920. Afterwards they lived in numerous cities: Paris, Cannes, Monte Carlo, and later they moved to New York City in 1916 where Schiaparelli worked as a translator and scriptwriter for radio. Soon Schiaparelli realized that her marriage was over since due in part with her husband's affair with the infamous dancer Isadora Duncan. Soon Schiaparelli decided to forgo her life of luxury thinking that curtailed her creativity and her artistic development. Not too long after while she was on board the RMS Queen Mary she became friends with Gabrielle Picabia, the wife of Dadaist artist Francis Picabia. Thus began Schiaparelli's interest in the Surrealistic movement which also opened doors to the artistic circles in New York City.
In 1922 Schiaparelli decided to move back to Paris to help Man Ray with his new Dada magazine called "Societe Anonyme" where she met one of the pioneers of modern fashion Paul Poiret who would influence her future designs and career. Even though Poiret helped her start her own business it nevertheless failed and in 1926 closed its doors due to financial problems. A year would pass when in 1927 Schiaparelli initiated a new collection of knit-wear using a special double-layered stitch and sweaters with Surrealistic trompe-l'oeil images. In the same year, she made her first iconic appearance in Vogue that highlighted a faux bow sweater that introduced her to society. in 1928 Schaiparelli expanded her Pour le Sport collection to include bathing suits, ski-wear and linen dresses. One of the must significant items from that collection was the jupe-culotte, a divided skirt that was worn by the famous Spanish female tennis star Lili Alvarez.
It was generally accepted by those in the know that having a design sensitivity or even good business sense were not the only things a talented person that would make it to the top. Guile, ruthlessness, opportunism and snobbery were also necessary: four boxes, all of which Elsa Schiaparelli effortlessly ticked.
In 1934 Schiaparelli decided to add a millinery department to her business. Her designs proved to be so popular that Time Magazine dedicated its cover to her, presenting her as one of arbiters of modern haute couture making her the first female fashion designer to be honored with the cover of Time.
Of all the Surrealistic artists that Schiaparelli worked with Salvador Dali was her most successful and longest partnership. They would go on to design a perfume shaped like a telephone dial which was an actual telephone with a fake lobster on it, then in 1937 came another iconic design a hat in the shape of a shoe which was called the "Shoe Hat" the hat was worn by Dali's wife Gala. Thanks to Dali's name and his participation in her designs, many famous actresses and important female figures of wealth and position were seen wearing Schiaparelli's dresses like: Wallis Simpson the Duchess of Windsor seen wearing the famous "Lobster Dress" on her honeymoon and Mona von Bismarck. Another iconic dress that was part of the Circus Collection was the "Skeleton Dress" which celebrated the human skeletal form which involved a special quilting technique called "trapunto" was used. The disturbing image of the skeleton itself serves as a symbol of the ongoing Second World War and a reminder of the victims who were suffering from famine. In 1937 Schiaparelli worked in collaboration with French avant-garde poet Jean Cocteau, one of their masterpieces was a evening coat that featured two trompe l'oeil faces that looked like they were facing each other when coat was fastened. Another design element that would become a fashion statement was the hum-drum button. In 1938 and 1939 Schiaparelli worked with Italian sculptor Alberto Giacometti on buttons that resembled candlesticks, mirrors, ships, playing cards and even crickets. One of their best designed buttons featured the fabled "Sirens" made from bronze. Also in 1937 Schiaprelli launched her perfume that she called "Shocking de Schiaparelli Eau de Parfum" its designer was Leonor Fini who named the color Shocking Pink which was the designer's signature color introduced a year before. The hourglass torso shape of the perfume bottle was modeled on the actress Mae West - or rather the curvaceous dressmaker's dummy/form that the designer had used in designing the costumes for Mae West to wear in the film Every Day's A Holiday (1937, Paramount).
In her lifetime, Coco Chanel didn’t exactly garner a reputation for kindness. In fact, at times the legendary French designer could be downright conniving and cruel. But, that same could be said of Elsa Schiaparelli as well. Both were accused as being "collaborators" during World War II even though Schiaparelli was forced to leave Paris in 1941, spending the war years in New York City, while Chanel remained in Paris during the occupation by the Nazis.
While Chanel was besotted with the classics, Elsa’s passion was for individuality and expression of personality. What ensued was one of the greatest fashion rivalries of all time as both women fought for the affections of fashionable women worldwide. As Chanel launched her Chanel suit, Elsa introduced her green chameleon gloves with gold ruffles sprouting from the fingers, and smart black suit jackets with red lips for pockets. Schiaparelli would refer to Chanel as simply “that milliner”. When Gabriel "Coco" Chanel publicly referred to her as “that Italian artist who is making clothes,” it was not just a put down from the woman who had been queen bee of fashion until that point, it was a subconscious acknowledgement of the Italian’s almost immediate effect on fashion and, instead of destroying Schiaparelli, Chanel’s remark determined that her rise to the top was not only inevitable, but rocket-like.
Since they moved in the same social circles that didn’t help matters either as I'm sure they were constantly being compared to each other. At one point during the feud, while attending a soirée Chanel's costume was as herself, dared Schiaparelli, who had disguised herself as a surrealist tree, to dance with her. With a feigned innocence Chanel steered her dance partner straight into a wall sconce ablaze with lit candles, whereas Schiaparelli caught on fire. Chanel said that, "The fire was put out - and so was Schiaparelli" - by delighted guests squirting her with soda water." Even though Elsa Schiaparelli closed her "House" on December 13, 1954 the same year that Chanel returned to her fashion business. Schaiparelli spent a comfortable retirement living in Paris where she wrote her autobiography entitled "Shocking Life". But their feud would last until Chanel's death on January 10, 1971 at the age of 87 while Schiaparelli lived on until passing away on November 13, 1973 at the age of 83. Schiaparelli’s unforgettable designs aspire to transcend time and become art that is everlasting.
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Thank you so much! It’s so interesting! I love her suits with the embroidery in collaboration with the greatest artists in that time,her clothes was so chic ! I love her design ! Thanks to fashion history sessions!i am a new member et thanks to you👏👏👏🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Thank you , I really liked this video, except the trumpet background music. That was torture.
Belíssima!!!
Первый раз вижу,как она выглядела. Не ожидала,что настолько непривлекательно. Возможно это и заставило изобретать красивую одежду.Но молодец,что не растерялась.😊
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Very well-dun.