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What is Schiaparelli known for?
Elsa Schiaparelli is known for transforming fashion from the late 1920s to the early ’50s with her work as a designer. Experimenting with elements like trompe l’oeil images and colorful visible zippers, the Italian designer instilled a provocative avant-garde artistry in her clothing and accessories, including those created with Salvador Dalí, such as the lobster dress and a hat shaped like a shoe. She was especially famous for producing pieces in her signature color, Shocking Pink. Find a selection of Elsa Schiaparelli apparel and accessories on 1stDibs.
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Vintage Elsa Schiaparelli 1950s Multicoloured Feather Hat Unisex Italy
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Capri, IT
1950s Schiaparelli Multicoloured feather hat Multicoloured feather totally made in italy
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1950s Hats

Schiaparelli Talleyrand Silhouette Revival Stovepipe Hat
By Schiaparelli, Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in New York, NY
Schiaparelli's 1945 Talleyrand Silhouette revival stove pipe hat is a later 1950's interpretation of her earlier design. When Schiaparelli returned to Paris, she presented her first...
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1950s American Hats

Schiaparelli Vintage Navy Wool Cardigan Circa 1960s Beaded Polka Dots
By Schiaparelli, Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A navy fine-knit wool cardigan labeled “Styled By Schiaparelli Paris,” circa late 1950s–early 1960s. Elsa Schiaparelli closed her Paris couture house in 1954; pieces carrying the “St...
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1960s French Cardigans

Rare Surrealist Schiaparelli Figural Cat Lingerie Bag
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unusual figural Surrealist Elsa Schiaparelli lingerie bag. This amusing, rare Schiaparelli figural cat lingerie bag is made of bright pink acetate, with "Shocking" Pink ribbon accents and long pink raffia fringe. With a white plush snout and hand cut felt eyes eyebrows and mouth. Excellent Condition. Signed, Zipper Entry on back. Length 18" x Wide 9". 1950's. Schiaparelli, "I gave to pink, the nerve of the red, a neon pink, an unreal pink, Shocking Pink". Yves Saint Laurent: Schiaparelli's pink was "an aggressive, brawling, warrior pink” Elsa Schiaparelli's "Shocking" Pink was a color which derived from a 17.27 carat rose colored Cartier diamond known as the Tete de Belier, belonging to her friend and client, Daisy Fellowes. Shocking Pink was used for the eponymous perfume "Shocking", which was launched in 1937. The packaging was designed by artist Leonor Fini and the bottle was based on Mae West's curvaceous figure. Her first shoe-hat, designed for her autumn 1937 collection, had a Shocking Pink heel. Salvador Dali loved...
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1950s French Curiosities

1950s Vintage Elsa Schiaparelli Black Hat with Fuchsia Bow, Unisex
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Capri, IT
1950s Schiaparelli Black with fucsia bow Hat in perfect conditions for its age can be work in many ways a really statement of elegance totally made in italy
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1950s Hats

Schiaparelli Surreal Shocking Pink Petit Coeur Guest Soaps
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in New York, NY
Schiaparelli guest soaps shaped as bon bon hearts in a candy box, a salute to Schiaparelli's surrealist wit. 1950's USA. Excellent condition. L9", W 5" I gave to pink, the nerve of the red, a neon pink, an unreal pink, Shocking Pink" Yves Saint Laurent: Schiaparelli's pink was "an aggressive, brawling, warrior pink” Elsa Schiaparelli's "Shocking" Pink was a color which derived from a 17.27 carat rose colored Cartier diamond known as the Tete de Belier, belonging to her friend and client, Daisy Fellowes. Shocking Pink was used for the eponymous perfume "Shocking", which was launched in 1937. The packaging was designed by artist Leonor Fini and the bottle was based on Mae West's curvaceous figure. Her first shoe-hat, designed for her autumn 1937 collection, had a Shocking Pink heel. Salvador Dali loved the color so much he used it for one of his own works, “an enormous stuffed bear...
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1950s French Other

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