New Books About Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli - The New York Times
In twentieth-century Paris, two very strong women with completely different ideas of style were battling it out for the top spot in fashion.
Best of Enemies: Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli - Margo Lestz
This essay sets out to analyse the comparing and contrasting features of two designers, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, during the same period. It will argue that Chanel had an industry-oriented approach towards fashion, whereas Schiaparelli was art-oriented in her designs, yet both were equally innovative in doing so. Through reference to Ingrid Loschek’s…
A History Lesson on…Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel vs. Elsa Schiaparelli
Some of history’s famous female feuds have turned ugly. From verbal lashings — Joan Crawford and Bette Davis sniped at each other for over 40 years. To assault — Tonya Harding had Nancy Kerrigan kn…
Coco Chanel v. Elsa Schiaparelli – mutterhood
A new biography by Meryle Secrest looks at the troubled life of designer Elsa Schiaparelli — renowned as the Queen of Fashion, a glamorous innovator whose career never recovered from World War II.
Schiaparelli': The Shocking, Shadowed Life Of A Fashion Icon : NPR
Deirdre McQuillan: An exhibition in Paris celebrates the life and work of the surrealist fashion designer who invented pret-a-porter
Coco Chanel became a fashion icon. Why have we almost forgotten
A comprehensive, compelling biography following the life and style of the inimitable Elsa Schiaparelli by renowned biographer Meryle Secrest.One of
Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography
When fashion met art: Brief history of an illustrious love affair
I am the fashion equivalent of tone deaf, so I toss this one over to Carolyn Raship, instigator and author of this piece. Schiap's life overlapped with the usual themes of this blog in a surprising number of ways. Elsa Schiaparelli remains famous for her relentlessly innovative and witty fashion design influenced by the surrealists with…
Elsa Schiaparelli and Her Surprising Ties to Show Business
Elsa Schiaparelli: Coco Chanel's Most Serious Competitor (PHOTO
Elsa Schiaparelli: Shocking-Pink
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel (Audible
How Daniel Roseberry became the internet's favorite fashion
FASHION FEUD- Coco Chanel vs Elsa Schiaparelli