V&A hosted The Opening Night Dinner To Celebrate Schiaparelli Exhibition. The Event celebrates Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art Exhibition in London.
On Tuesday, March 24th, 2026, the V&A hosted the opening night dinner to celebrate Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art, the first exhibition ever to be staged in the United Kingdom dedicated to the House of Schiaparelli.
Friends of the Maison, artists, patrons and trustees of the museum gathered to preview the exhibition which charts the history and impact of Schiaparelli from the 1920s to the present day. Guests immersed themselves in the singular worlds of both Elsa Schiaparelli—one of the 20th-century’s most innovative and daring fashion designers—as well as in the contemporary creations of Creative Director Daniel Roseberry, who has written the storied Maison’s next chapter, redefining Schiaparelli for a new age.
The dinner was held in the V&A’s Raphael Court, a setting that underscored the artistic dimension of the exhibition. Hosted by V&A Director Sir Tristram Hunt and the museum’s Board of Trustees, the fête was attended by Schiaparelli’s Creative Director Daniel Roseberry, Schiaparelli CEO Delphine Bellini and Diego Della Valle alongside close friends of the Maison, artists and patrons.
Notable attendees included: Chase Infiniti, Elizabeth Debicki, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Regina King, Naomi Ackie, Gabbriette, Rina Sawayama, Angelina Kendall, Farida Khelfa, Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson, Calvin Harris and Vick Hope. Schiaparelli Exhibition Fashion Becomes Art opens to the public on Saturday, March 28th.
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