"Hommage A Elsa Schiaparelli" 1984
$300
Ville De Paris & Musee De La Mode Et Du Costume Palais Galliera
[160] pp.
Exposition Organisee Au Pavillon Des Arts
1984
First Edition
9 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Exposition Organisee au Pavillon des Arts
Cover artwork by Christian Berard
Exhibition catalogue featuring 558 lots from the private atelier of Mme Elsa Schiaparelli on the Place Vendome in Paris
Guillaume Garner. Further texts by Madeleine Delpierre, Billy Boy and Jack Palmer White.
Paris. Ville de Paris & Musee de la Mode et du Costume Palais Galliera. 1984. First edition. Illustrated wrappers.
A catalogue for an extensive retrospective of the work of Elsa Schiaparelli held at the Musee de la Mode et du Costume Palais Galliera in Paris. The catalogue includes essays on Schiaparelli, including one in English by Billy Boy and one on her costume designs for films. There is a selection of interviews with those who knew and worked with the designer, including the embroiderer Francois Lesage. It closes with a detailed list of all the exhibited designs.