Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art

$70.00 at de Young Museum.

This lavishly illustrated book explores the origins and legacy of one of fashion’s greatest innovators.Elsa 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. Her garments still look fresh today and…