Little Book of Schiaparelli chronicles the work of one of history's
most influential and eccentric couturiers. Endowed with a strikingly
imaginative and experimental approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli
cultivated a combination of the witty and the surreal, the cutting edge
and the elegant, from her garments and jewellery to her collaborations
with Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Alberto Giacometti.
Exquisitely illustrated and expertly written, the book follows a
biographical chronology detailing her life, career and primary creative
themes of her work. Images of Schiaparelli's finished designs, along
with close-up details and illustrations of her personal sketches,
showcase the brilliance of her innovative oeuvre, and the legacy that
lives on in the House of Schiaprelli to this day.