Elsa Schiaparelli: Shocking-Pink
Between the two world wars, fashion design was dominated by two extraordinary pioneers, Gabrielle Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973). Whereas Coco Chanel was a craftswoman who considered...
View ArticleCoco Chanel, Nazi Lovers, and the Windsor Set
In 1937, after King Edward VIII had given up the British throne to marry his American divorcee, Wallis Warfield Simpson, the two tiny, trim party animals were exiled to France, where they were doomed...
View ArticleElizabeth Taylor: The Edith Head Necklace
On July 4, 1973, American film actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) issued the following press release: “I am convinced it would be a good and constructive idea if Richard [Burton] and I separated for...
View ArticleEdith Head: The Dress Doctor is In
It was summer vacation of 1924 and Edith Head, 27, wanted a new job. She was tired of making peanuts – $1500 a year – teaching French and art at the Hollywood School for Girls. She did have a husband...
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