"Shocking Schiaparelli, histoire d’une visionnaire de la mode"

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Film still from "Shocking Schiaparelli, histoire d’une visionnaire de la mode," directed by Élise Chassaing (France, 2022).

Shocking Schiaparelli, histoire d’une visionnaire de la mode, Élise Chassaing (France, 2022)

A rebellious spirit in service of a visionary mind. An avant-garde designer who understood the expressive power of the union between art and fashion. Shocking!

Once upon a time, there was a free-spirited young woman who grew up among aristocrats, scholars, Orientalists, astronomers, mediums, philosophers and artists. Born in fin-de-siècle Rome, she quickly realized that her natural place was Paris. There, Elsa Schiaparelli, friend of the Surrealists, blossomed—a collector of curious objects from flea markets, obsessed with themes that would become her signature: the human body, insects, tromp-l’œil, and the spirituality of vivid colors. A collaborator of Dalí, Man Ray, and Cocteau, Schiap rivaled Gabrielle Chanel in fame. A figure often copied and sometimes misunderstood, she has enjoyed a contemporary renaissance on the red carpet, embraced by Beyoncé, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Bella Hadid, Lady Gaga and more.

Film will be screened in original version with Catalan subtitles.

A film in the 2025 edition of Moritz Feed Dog.

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