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A Blockbuster Exhibition Explores How Surrealist Designer Elsa Schiaparelli Redefined Fashion
The V&A's exhibition features over 400 objects highlighting Elsa Schiaparelli's surrealist fashion and its influence on contemporary design, including works by Daniel Roseberry.
- On Saturday, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London opened 'Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art,' the United Kingdom's first exhibition devoted entirely to designer Elsa Schiaparelli and the house she founded.
- Schiaparelli famously surrounded herself with Surrealist artists like Salvador Dali and Jean Cocteau, creating designs she termed 'shocking' by combining traditional proportions with unexpected materials, according to senior fashion curator Sonnet Stanfill.
- The exhibition features over 400 objects, including 100 fashion ensembles and 50 artworks, alongside jewelry and perfumes that demonstrate how Schiaparelli's work bridged haute couture and fine art.
- Creative director Daniel Roseberry continues this legacy, notably designing the intricate red gown Ariana Grande wore to the 2025 Academy Awards, which featured 50,000 hand-embroidered sequins and crystals.
- As the fashion house prepares for its centenary next year, the V&A exhibition explores how Schiaparelli's collaborative methodology remains relevant to modern designers seeking to push boundaries of style.
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A New Exhibit Emphasizes Schiaparelli’s Surrealist Roots
Open now at London’s V&A, “Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art” spotlights the designer’s artistic collaborators, from Salvador Dalí to Jean-Michel Frank. A fashion house beloved by everyone from Wallis Simpson to Teyana Taylor, Schiaparelli has a rich design and artistic legacy.
A blockbuster exhibition explores how surrealist designer Elsa Schiaparelli redefined fashion
From artistic collaborations with Salvador Dalí to innovative garments that rivaled those by Coco Chanel, Schiaparelli viewed fashion as an art, frequently creating pieces that challenged traditional ideas of elegance.
Elsa Schiaparelli's Delightfully Bizarre Legacy Comes Into Focus at the V&A
A design by Schiaparelli's current creative director Daniel Roseberry. Ben Montgomery/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesStep into London’s V&A museum this weekend, and you’ll be greeted with a surrealist wonderland. Elsa Schiaparelli’s fantastical gowns; woven jackets with embroidered circus horses and mirrored paillettes; carrot-shape silk buttons; and works by everyone from Man Ray to Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau, and Pablo Picasso come to…
From the major Schiaparelli retrospective at the Victoria and Albert Museum to Sofia Coppola's new documentary on Marc Jacobs, from the negotiations between Estée Lauder and Puig to Nicolas Di Felice's departure from Courrèges, the past week in fashion has been a whirlwind of exhibitions, film, and changes at the top of the industry. Exhibition. At the Victoria and […]
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