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Evening ensemble
Elsa Schiaparelli for Maison Schiaparelli1937–38
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Introducing sinister and Surrealist-inspired themes to the arts of embroidery, Schiaparelli created an art of conceptualism and concupiscence. Flowers trapped in "amber' buttons are a decoration of equivocal or complex beauty. Known for collaborations with Salvador Dali and Jean Cocteau, Schiaparelli was also capable of creating her own idiosyncratic Surrealism independent of these artists.
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Details
- Title: Evening ensemble
- Creator: Elsa Schiaparelli
- Fashion House: House of Schiaparelli, (French, founded 1928)
- Date Created: 1937–38
- Physical Dimensions: Length (a) (from shoulder): 56 in. (142.2 cm) Length (b) (from shoulder): 20 in. (50.8 cm)
- Type: Evening ensemble
- External Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Collection Online
- Medium: Silk, rayon, metallic thread, tinsel, glass, plastic
- Designer: Elsa Schiaparelli
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: Gift of Julia B. Henry, 1978
- Creator Death Date: 1973
- Creator Birth Date: 1890
- Accession Number: 1978.288.19a–c
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