Elsa Schiaparelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elsa Schiaparelli

Italian fashion designer and couturier

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1890

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1973

Profession: businessperson, fashion designer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Elsa Schiaparelli ( SKAP-?-REL-ee, SHAP-, also US: skee-AHP-, Italian: ['?lsa skjapa'r?lli]; 1890–1973) was an Italian fashion designer.
Along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars.
Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau.
Her clients included the heiress Daisy Fellowes and actress Mae West.
Schiaparelli did not adapt to the changes in fashion following World War II and her couture house closed in 1954.