FASHION DESIGNER

Elsa Schiaparelli

1890 - 1973

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Elsa Schiaparelli ( SKAP-ə-REL-ee, SHAP-, US also skee-AHP-, Italian: [ˈɛlsa skjapaˈrɛlli]; 10 September 1890 – 13 November 1973) was an Italian fashion designer from an aristocratic background. She created the house of Schiaparelli in Paris in 1927, which she managed from the 1930s to the 1950s. Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs celebrated Surrealism and eccentric fashions. Her collections were famous for unconventional and artistic themes like the human body, insects, or trompe-l'œil, and for the use of bright colors like her "shocking pink". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elsa Schiaparelli is the 16th most popular fashion designer (down from 14th in 2019), the 1,055th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,006th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Fashion Designer.

Elsa Schiaparelli was a fashion designer who is most famous for her work in the 1930s. She is known for her use of color and surrealist design.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Elsa Schiaparelli ranks 16 out of 51. Before her are Cristóbal Balenciaga, Ralph Lauren, Donatella Versace, Hubert de Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, and Tommy Hilfiger. After her are Mary Quant, Charles Frederick Worth, Yohji Yamamoto, Tom Ford, John Galliano, and Kenzō Takada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Elsa Schiaparelli ranks 37. Before her are Giorgio Morandi, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Eduard Dietl, Fanny Kaplan, Karl Harrer, and Ronald Fisher. After her are Rachele Mussolini, Anthony Fokker, Michael Collins, Beniamino Gigli, Hans-Valentin Hube, and Nikolai Trubetzkoy. Among people deceased in 1973, Elsa Schiaparelli ranks 48. Before her are Maurice René Fréchet, Frank Costello, Luis Carrero Blanco, Dickinson W. Richards, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Emmy Göring. After her are A. S. Neill, François Cevert, Taha Hussein, Howard H. Aiken, Otto Klemperer, and P. Ramlee.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Elsa Schiaparelli ranks 1,055 out of 5,161. Before her are Vincenzo Viviani (1622), Niccolò dell'Abbate (1512), Richard Rogers (1933), Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765), Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia (1773), and Vibia Sabina (86). After her are Guido Cavalcanti (1258), Rachele Mussolini (1890), John of Capistrano (1386), Publius Cornelius Dolabella (-70), Miuccia Prada (1949), and Romuald (951).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Italy

Among fashion designers born in Italy, Elsa Schiaparelli ranks 5. Before her are Pierre Cardin (1922), Maurizio Gucci (1948), Donatella Versace (1955), and Roberto Cavalli (1940). After her are Gianfranco Ferré (1944), and Sergio Rossi (1935).

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