Fashions' Gift to Surrealism
Elsa Schiaparelli

        Elsa Schiaparelli was a surrealist artist in the world of high fashion. She took "hard" and made it soft, she raised glass and mirrors to unprecedented levels of fashion. She converted the surrealist's dream into a fashion bonanza.

        Schiaparelli's world fused dreams and actions. Skilled in poetic creation, she gave clothing the capability to become art. The trajectory of her dreams travelled over conflicting paths; her actions were directed to recreate the world of fashion.

        Her clothing was more than apparel as she fused inventive creativity and romance into art. She took willful illusion and pounded it into wearable apparel. Her accessories became fashion statements to be worn and admired.   

        She was fashion’s orchestra leader blending surrealism and fashion into a symphony of fun.

                
Evening Cape Neptune Fountain                 Black Velvet Jacket with Mirrors  



                  
                          Sunburst on a shocking pink cape                    Embroidered evening cape                            

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