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Gr 5–8—Art historian and biographer Rubin, who has written about art heavyweights such as Diego Rivera, Andy Warhol, René Magritte, and many others, turns to one of the first fashion designers to consider herself an artist (long before every fashionisto/fashionista made this same claim). Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) defied tradition and set out to shock and amuse with her designs. The Paris-based designer collaborated with surrealist artists such as Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau, creating lobster-embellished gowns, hats that looked like upturned shoes, and suits with dra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Rubin explores the life and inventively creative accomplishments of the early-twentieth-century Italian fashion designer known as "Schiap" (pronounced...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A fun and informative look at a fashion icon, who from 1927 through 1954, produced clothing and accessories that are true works of art. Readers will be inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli's originality. The fact that so many of her fashion firsts are now commonplace (the color hot pink, wedge shoes, wraparound dresses and skirts) is a good reminder that everything man-made was invented, and that inventions don't have to be complicated or r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More