She’s not wrong. An unconventional designer, Schiaparelli would leave her mark on 20th-century couture by injecting it with fantasy, play, and unpredictability.

Not Daniel Roseberry. The Schiaparelli designer kicked off Paris Couture Week with a celebration of opulence rooted in historic forms and turn-of-the-century embroidery techniques.

“Elsa Schiaparelli’s fearless imagination and radical vision redefined the boundaries between fashion and art. “This exhibition celebrates her enduring influence through iconic collaborations with ...

Since reopening in 2012, the historic house of Schiaparelli has been behind some of the most memorable fashion moments of the 21st century: Bella Hadid’s gilded rib breastplate and Lady Gaga’s ...

Stars don glamorous gowns and playfully chic styles from French fashion house Schiaparelli. Images: Getty Elsa Schiaparelli created her first trompe-l’oeil sweater in 1927.

Elsa Schiaparelli, the house’s founder, built her legend in the 1930s by weaving the unexpected — lobster dresses, shoe hats, and, yes, animals — into the heart of high fashion.

The Italian designer, who famously founded her house in 1927 despite having no formal couture training, had a flair for the theatrical. She draped directly on the body and regularly enlisted the help ...

Elsa Schiaparelli, the house’s founder, built her legend in the 1930s by weaving the unexpected — lobster dresses, shoe hats, and, yes, animals — into the heart of high fashion.

Elsa Schiaparelli, the house’s founder, built her legend in the 1930s by weaving the unexpected — lobster dresses, shoe hats, and, yes, animals — into the heart of high fashion.

Cardi B holds a crow at Schiaparelli's Fall-Winter 2025/26 Haute Couture show in Paris, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Adamson) ...