Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art
$63.99
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
Elsa Schiaparelli sent shockwaves through the fashion establishment with her witty, ingenious and artful designs. Lauded by Cristobal 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 Dali and Alberto Giacometti.
Her garments still look fresh today and, though provocative at the time, were eminently wearable, attracting many society an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838510619 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1838510613 |
| Author: | Sonnet Stanfill, Lydia Caston |
| Publisher: | V & A Publishing |
| Imprint: | V & A Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.96kg |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 249mm x 328mm |
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Sonnet Stanfill
Stanfill has published and lectured widely on varied aspects of fashion design. She holds an MA in the history of dress from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a BA in Art History from Smith College. Before joining the V&A, Stanfill worked as a buyer for fashion and homeware companies in New York and San Francisco.
Lydia Caston is exhibition project curator in the art, architecture, photography, and design department of the V&A.
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