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Lot 108 ELSA SCHIAPARELLI (1890-1973)
'That Italian who makes clothes' her deadly rival Chanel called Elsa Schiaparelli. But the intellectual high priestess of 'Shocking' was far more than that; she was a conduit between the worlds of fashion and surrealist art in the l930's. Schiaparelli collaborated with artists such as Salvador Dali in a completely modern and very challenging way. They designed prints for her, made her elaborate buttons and never-equalled hats. Sensitive to the high-pitched hum of the Zeitgeist, the baroque-motif jacket in this sale (another version of which is owned by the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute) is inspired by the ironic baroque revival espoused as a reaction to modernism by mid l930's designers such as Emilio Terry and major clients such as Carlos de Bestegui. This jacket is one in a series featuring various baroque flourishes, another version of which was owned by the Duchess of Windsor.
'That Italian who makes clothes' her deadly rival Chanel called Elsa Schiaparelli. But the intellectual high priestess of 'Shocking' was far more than that; she was a conduit between the worlds of fashion and surrealist art in the l930's. Schiaparelli collaborated with artists such as Salvador Dali in a completely modern and very challenging way. They designed prints for her, made her elaborate buttons and never-equalled hats. Sensitive to the high-pitched hum of the Zeitgeist, the baroque-motif jacket in this sale (another version of which is owned by the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute) is inspired by the ironic baroque revival espoused as a reaction to modernism by mid l930's designers such as Emilio Terry and major clients such as Carlos de Bestegui. This jacket is one in a series featuring various baroque flourishes, another version of which was owned by the Duchess of Windsor.
A SCHIAPARELLI BLACK VELVET EVENING JACKET
1939
Closed13 November 2013
Price Realised
GBP 47,500
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Specialist note
A jacket of identical design was sold in these rooms in December 2012 as Lot 91.