Elsa Schiaparellis Influences

Question 1

What is Schiaparelli influenced by

Answer 1

World war 2
Family wealth
Sport
Off the rack
Materials

Question 2

Talk about how Schiaparelli was influenced by materials

Answer 2

A true modernist and innovator at heart Schiaparelli was the fort to experiment with authentic materials in couture, effectively turning her fashion collections turned into art, one of the most buzzard and controversial was called rodophane which is a clear plastic related to cellophane, Schiaparelli used this to create a floating insect necklace as well as a cape that apparently shattered like glass if handled inappropriately

Question 3

Talk about how Schiaparelli was influenced by off the rack

Answer 3

As the pioneer of prêt-à-porter better known as ready to wear, Schiaparelli was the very first designer to offer Fashion Off the rack quickly taking apart current expensive and therefore most unaffordable practice of made to order fashion. While this is the norm today the accessibility of Schiaparellis work quickly created a weave of imitators and before long designs identical to hers were available in mid level dress shops and department shops

Question 4

Talk about how Schiaparelli was influenced by sport

Answer 4

Schiaparelli was untested in the link between sport and fashion l. In 1928 her pour le sport (for the sport) collection included bathing suits and ski wear. The divided skirt she created shocked the tennis world when it was worn by a female tennis player in Wimbledon

Question 5

Talk about how Schiaparelli was influenced by her families wealth

Answer 5

Schiaparellis parents were very wealthy and because of this Schiaparelli lived a life of luxury, she felt that because she was wealthy she didn’t have to push herself to do anything. She decided to move away to New York then Paris to earn her own money. She went to a ball in Paris but because she had no money to buy a dress, she instead bought some fabric and wrapped t around herself to make a dress, this showed off her skills as a fashion designer

Question 6

Talk about how Schiaparelli was influenced by world was 2

Answer 6

During the height of world war 2 Schiaparelli designed practical wartime clothes for women with airside and foot travel in mind and created a style for women who were joining the war effort or the workplace- she created coats with built in bags, one piece jumpsuits with lace pockets and dresses that could be worn outside and inside. Her spring collection of 1940 featured trench browns and camouflage print silk clothes.