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.
