Read more of Schiaparelli’s fascinating story ahead, where InStyle has gathered a crib sheet of key facts about her personal and professional life. In 1890, Elsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was ...

Years later, under very different circumstances, Schiaparelli returned to New York from 1941 to 1945, keeping her couture house open abroad under trusted supervision. Dominique Maître/WWD/Penske ...

Layers of satin ribbons were twisted around the body in mille-feuille constructions that brought to mind Naomi Watts’ dress at the ... once described founder Elsa Schiaparelli’s style.

This and the week’s other couture collections were unveiled as luxury groups wrestle with a year-long spending slowdown, ...

The designer also explored a sense of freedom he felt Elsa ... bias-cut dress, it doesn't feel like us, so we draped tulle or georgette over a bustier. That is how we give it that Schiaparelli ...

And an avid student of history, incorporating the Surrealist signatures of Elsa Schiaparelli herself into ... Those history lessons led to dresses that channeled what he calls “liquid deco ...

Sharing photos of the dress, she captioned the post, “gown of dreams @schiaparelli @danielroseberry you outdid yourself. this entire show took my breath away. thank you for having me.

And an avid student of history, incorporating the Surrealist signatures of Elsa Schiaparelli herself into ... Those history lessons led to dresses that channeled what he calls “liquid deco ...