Evening ensemble – (Elsa Schiaparelli) ◄ سابق التالى ►

Artist: Elsa Schiaparelli

تاريخ: 1937

متحف: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, United States)

تقنية: Metal

Schiaparelli designed many two-piece evening ensembles, all of which emphasized the female silhouette. The body-skimming dress, in a rich purple velvet, is complemented by the brashly, whimsically embroidered jacket. In classic Schiaparelli style, the embroidery is worked in pink foil, padded and oversized. Other designers of the period produced evening and dinner suits, but Schiaparelli