TY - BOOK AU - Secrest,Meryle AU - Schiaparelli,Elsa TI - Elsa Schiaparelli: a biography SN - 9780241146347 U1 - 920 SCH PY - 2014/// PB - Fig Tree KW - Schiaparelli KW - Women fashion designers KW - Italy KW - Biography KW - Fashion designers N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - One of the most extraordinary fashion designers of the 20th century, Elsa Schiaparelli was an integral figure in the artistic movement of the times. Her collaborations with artists such as Man Ray, Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau and Alberto Giacometti elevated the field of women's clothing design into the realm of art. Her story is one of pluck, determination and talent with scandal as spice ER -