But before the French Maison became the buzzy, red carpet image-maker we know it today, it began as a tiny line launched nine ...

“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous,” the eccentric Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli once said. So it is ...

And an avid student of history, incorporating the Surrealist signatures of Elsa Schiaparelli herself into his collections ...

This theme also paid homage to Elsa Schiaparelli, herself a visionary risk-taker who revolutionized fashion by subverting ...

The Schiaparelli designer kicked off Paris Couture Week with a celebration of opulence rooted in historic forms and ...

Designers such as Philip Treacy, Thom Browne and John Galliano have also debuted lobster-themed designs, with the former ...

- Janelle Monae arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating Elsa Schiaparelli and ...

Wearing a checked jacket buttoned up tightly around her neck, Pixie, real name Victoria Louise ‘Pixie’ Lott, 34, accessorised ...

Statement Pieces” opened with more than 100 couture pieces from dozens of the world’s top fashion houses, including Chanel, ...

Read more of Schiaparelli’s fascinating story ahead, where InStyle has gathered a crib sheet of key facts about her personal and professional life. In 1890, Elsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was ...