Elsa Schiaparelli Newspaper Print

2005.5.11 Like John Galliano, Elsa Schiaparelli designed a newspaper print textile based on press clippings related to her work. In her autobiography, Shocking Life, Schiaparelli wrote that she used the resulting textile to make "blouses, scarves, hats, and all kinds of bathing nonsense."4 The textile was also sold as yardage. Schiaparelli skiing in St.

Moritz with her daughter Gogo, 1934 (Rex Features); Aviatrix Amy Mollison in Schiaparelli newspaper-print blouse, 1936 (Maison Schiaparelli); Jupe-culottes worn by Lilí Álvarez at Wimbledon, 1931 (Maison Schiaparelli). Schiaparelli often commissioned prints exclusively for her use, such as the 1935 press-clippings print which featured several newspaper articles about her success in various languages and the French regimental flag print (see 2009.300.2405). This particular blouse printed with a whimsical postage stamp design was worn by Millicent Rogers, fashion icon and granddaughter of Standard Oil Senior.

Schiaparelli was noted for her use of innovative textiles which were woven to resemble textures such as tree bark or crepe paper; a plush made to mimic ermine; and novelty prints including a fabric patterned with newspaper clippings. In 1935, when Schiaparelli visited Amsterdam, she noticed local women wearing a newspaper on their hats. The fashion idea was born and she created the first newspaper print fabric.

Unsurprisingly, it is the iconoclast designer Elsa Schiaparelli who is often credited for bringing the newspaper into fashion. Over the course of her 46 years in business, Schiaparelli dreamt up some of fashion's most buzzed-about collections (including the 1935 "Stop, Look, and Listen" newspaper print range and. After Schiaparelli's Time cover her collaborations with surrealism artist Salvador Dali would begin.

Starting in 1935 with the Newspaper print, where the text of the material was real newspaper articles and headlines about Schiaparelli's designs. This would also be the first instance of newspaper print being used in textile design for clothing. The collection "Stop, Look, and Listen" featured newspaper print, specifically press clips that featured Schiaparelli news.

Elsa's clever self-referential take on media is still echoed on today's runways. Results There are 32 records matching your search. Displaying records 1 to 32 Switch Views: Lightbox Image List List.