The V&A has at the moment introduced that it’s going to open the UK’s first-ever exhibition devoted to the pioneering style home Schiaparelli.
Titled Schiaparelli: Trend Turns into Artwork, the present will chart the evolution of the Maison from the Nineteen Twenties via to at the moment, celebrating founder Elsa Schiaparelli’s trailblazing contributions to style.
Operating from 21 March to 1 November 2026 within the Sainsbury Gallery, the exhibition will characteristic over 200 objects, together with clothes, jewelry, equipment, artworks and archive supplies.
Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian-born designer who turned one of the influential figures in Twentieth-century style. Lively primarily in Paris between the Nineteen Twenties and Nineteen Fifties, she was identified for her surreal, avant-garde designs, pioneering concepts corresponding to surrealism and the shade she is so typically remembered for – surprising pink.
On the exhibition, guests can count on to see iconic items such because the ‘Skeleton’ and ‘Tears’ attire, and Schiaparelli’s surreal shoe hat – many created in collaboration with Salvador Dalí. Artworks by Man Ray, Picasso and Cocteau may also be on show, reflecting Schiaparelli’s deep integration into the surrealist artwork world.
“In troublesome occasions style is at all times outrageous.” – Elsa Schiaparelli
The exhibition may also discover the designer’s lesser-known London operations and spotlight her function as a feminine entrepreneur whose visionary strategy continues to affect modern style.
V&A Director, Tristram Hunt, mentioned: “Elsa Schiaparelli’s fearless creativeness and radical imaginative and prescient redefined the boundaries between style and artwork. This exhibition celebrates her enduring affect via iconic collaborations with Twentieth-century masters and a pioneering fusion of creativity and commerce.
“With its unparalleled collections, experience in style and design, cultural attain, and skill to bridge custom and innovation, the Victoria and Albert Museum gives the proper setting to showcase her legacy alongside Daniel Roseberry’s creations, which carry her surrealist spirit ahead blurring traces with daring, sculptural designs that each honour and reinvent her imaginative and prescient for a brand new century.”
At the moment, Inventive Director Daniel Roseberry, who was appointed in 2019, carries ahead Schiaparelli’s surrealist spirit from the model’s iconic Place Vendôme atelier, persevering with to blur the road between artwork and couture.
