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Anatomy of the Impossible: When Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí Turned Surrealism into Haute Couture
Anatomy of the Impossible: When Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí Turned Surrealism into Haute Couture
In 1930s Paris, Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí did far more than collaborate: they turned haute couture into a surrealist stage. From the Lobster Dress to the Skeleton Dress, impossible... Read more...
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo: The Synthesis of Total Art in the 20th Century
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo: The Synthesis of Total Art in the 20th Century
Painter, scientist, stage designer and textile pioneer, Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo dissolved the borders between disciplines. From his lighting system to the pleated Delphos dress, he built in Venice a... Read more...
Gianfranco Ferré and the Reversal of the Vitruvian Canon
Gianfranco Ferré and the Reversal of the Vitruvian Canon
In our inaugural feature, we examine how Gianfranco Ferré—architect turned couturier—reversed the Vitruvian canon in his 1993 Palladio gown for Dior, transforming the Ionic column into a wearable architecture of... Read more...