Excerpted with permission from Collectors Weekly. Read the full article here. American history books are filled with stories about titans of industry—invariably, white men like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller—who cornered emerging industries and amassed incredible wealth at the expense of the public and their employees. Yet few know the name of Madam C.J. […]
Author: Hunter Oatman-Stanford
Hunter Oatman-Stanford writes about history for CollectorsWeekly.com. Find him on Twitter @hunterrible.
The Shock of Schiaparelli
Elsa Schiaparelli made women feel beautiful, daring and independent—by convincing them to wear insect jewelry, clown prints and shoes on their heads. Schiaparelli (pronounced “skap-a-reli”) routinely made headlines in the 1920s and ’30s, overshadowing rivals like Coco Chanel. Many Schiaparelli designs were so avant-garde that they still have the power to shock, and contemporary designers continue to riff on her […]