Elsa Schiaparelli also made clothes that torqued the body, but her intentions were never macabre instead, she encouraged a childlike, un-neurotic exploration of the human form. These are clothes that make you aware of the fact of your body, that make you think about how you move through the world. I want to make an alternative couture house: Here, the fantasy isn’t princess dresses or polite garments here, the fantasy is within. “Here is what the word “couture” conjures in the popular imagination: delicate embroidery, fragile as lace skirts made from yards of silk dresses as inoffensively pretty as something from a fairy tale-a vision unchanged from couture’s pinnacle in the 1950s.īut who says this is what couture has to be? In this, my third collection for Schiaparelli, I wanted to challenge the idea of what couture is, and should be, by making clothes that respect the tradition of not only this Maison, but the artistry behind it, while at the same time exploding the cliches associated with the genre. That said, the text below is a description of the collection in his own words accompanied by fabulous photos (and some video screen grabs) of all the pieces.
I cannot write about this collection nearly as well as the brand’s Artistic Director Daniel Roseberry. These are clothes that make you aware of the fact of your body, that make you think about how you move through the world.- Daniel Roseberry left: May Ray photo of Elsa Schiaparelli 1931 right: Schiaparelli gown collaboration with Jean Cocteau, 1937 Salvador Dali and Elsa Schiaparelli Jewelry Collaboration Schiaparelli 2021 Haute Couture and Jewelry Collectionįor my third collection for Schiaparelli, I wanted to challenge the idea of what couture is, and should be, by making clothes that respect the tradition of not only this Maison, but the artistry behind it, while at the same time exploding the cliches associated with the genre. Before we launch into the fabulous new 2021 Haute Couture collection, below are some of the Schiaparelli collaborations with artists of the Dadaism and Surrealism movements whose inspiration is visible in this collection. But Elsa Schiaparelli was working in collaboration with Dadaists Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dali and Man Ray way back in the 30s and 40s.
Not the first to incorporate Dadaism in fashion, we’ve seen several others such as Jean Charles de Castelbajac’s Woman/Ray – a woman’s collection inspired by Man Ray.
His Schiaparelli SS 2021 Haute Couture collection pays tribute to Elsa Schiaparelli’s surreal collaborations with Dadaists Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau and Man Ray. The stunning pieces punctuated by surreal jewelry and unique accessories are as much art as they are fashion. Artistic Director Daniel Roseberry’s third collection for Schiaparelli is a feat of craftsmanship, inspired design and sheer beauty.
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