
A lively, idiosyncratic, and fascinating account of the life and career of Elsa Schiaparelli--in her own inimitable voice. "I merely know Schiap by hearsay. I have only seen her in a mirror. She is, for me, a kind of fifth dimension." --Elsa Schiaparelli Elsa...

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...

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