A dazzling picture book biography of one of the world's most
influential designers, Elsa Schiaparelli.
Elsa dared to be different, and her story will not only dazzle, it
will inspire the artist and fashionista in everyone who reads it.
This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during
homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It's a fun way to
learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.
By the 1930s Elsa Schiaparelli had captivated the fashion world in
Paris, but before that, she was a little girl in Rome who didn't feel
pretty at all. Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli is
the enchanting story for young readers of how a young girl used her
imagination and emerged from plain to extraordinary.
As a young girl in Rome, Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) felt "brutta"
(ugly) and searched all around her for beauty. Seeing the colors of
Rome's flower market one day, young Elsa tried to plant seeds in her
ears and nose, hoping to blossom like a flower. All she got was sick,
but from that moment, she discovered her own wild imagination.
In the 1920 and '30s, influenced by her friends in the surrealist art
movement, Schiaparelli created a vast collection of unique fashion
designs--hats shaped like shoes, a dress adorned with lobsters, gloves
with fingernails, a dress with drawers and so many more. She mixed her
own bold colors and invented her own signature shades, including
shocking pink.
Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli is a stunning and
sophisticated picture book biography that follows Schiaparelli's life
from birth and childhood to height of success.
Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (creators of Julia, Child) have
gorgeously interpreted Schiaparelli's life. Maclear tells a lyrical
story with moments both poignant and humorous and Morstad's elegant
imagery saturates the pages with Schiaparelli-inspired shapes and
colors.
Informative backmatter and suggested further reading included.
