Elsa Schiaparelli
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Elsa
Schiaparelli is an Italian designer is regarded as one of the most prominent
figures in fashion between the two World Wars. She might not have made a
lasting impression like Coco did but she certainly helped with transforming
fashion.
Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Alberto Giacometti. Schiaparelli was an innovative woman and fashion designer. Not only was she the first to use brightly colored zippers, but she was also the first to have them dyed to match the material used in her garments. It was her creation of the runway show as we know it today that was most influential.(Plunkett) Her modern idea of a fashion show included a runway with music and art, and the use of elongated, shapeless women as models. Shoe hat, skeleton dress, and lobster dress to name some of her controversial outfits of the time.
"In difficult times fashion is always outrageous."- Elsa Schiaparelli
Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Alberto Giacometti. Schiaparelli was an innovative woman and fashion designer. Not only was she the first to use brightly colored zippers, but she was also the first to have them dyed to match the material used in her garments. It was her creation of the runway show as we know it today that was most influential.(Plunkett) Her modern idea of a fashion show included a runway with music and art, and the use of elongated, shapeless women as models. Shoe hat, skeleton dress, and lobster dress to name some of her controversial outfits of the time.
"In difficult times fashion is always outrageous."- Elsa Schiaparelli
Jean Patou
Jean Patou
had an influence to Shiaparelli but he was definitely not like Coco he had he’s
own thing going on for him. But equally as amazing as both designers he
designed for both men and women. He is more popular with his perfumes that
still today is famous. Patou's
clothes were marketed mostly to rich American women. Jean
Patou invented the designer tie in the 1920s. He used women's dress material
for his ties. The
best known of Patou's perfumes is "Joy," a heavy floral scent, based
on the most precious rose and jasmine, that remained the costliest perfume in
the world. The
designer tie style is still prominent amongst contemporary fashion designers.
