Schiaparelli Anglomaniac Book Just Released
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN DISCIPLINES. A tribute to Elsa Schiaparelli’s timeless legacy, Schiaparelli Anglomaniac, edited by Thierry- Maxime Loriot in the wake of the exhibition Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art, which opened on March 28 at the V&A Museum in London and is published by SKIRA, explores the dialogue between the Maison and the British creative scene. Bringing together more than fifty contributors from different generations, the book highlights how her aesthetic continues to inspire artists, photographers, stylists, and image creators.
FROM HERITAGE TO CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION. Since its founding by Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1920s, the House of Schiaparelli has maintained close ties with the art world. This publication reflects that legacy, from historic collaborations with figures such as Cecil Beaton to contemporary interpretations led by Creative Director Daniel Roseberry. His vision fuels a constantly evolving multidisciplinary dialogue with artists around the Maison’s iconic codes, bridging past and present.
A COLLECTIVE APPROACH. The book brings together established and emerging voices, offering a broad vision of contemporary creation. The contributions span various fields—photography, fashion design, and imagery—while sharing a common interest in craftsmanship, experimentation, and visual storytelling. Among the figures featured are legendary photographers Cecil Beaton and Norman Parkinson; established artists such as Nick Knight, Stephen Jones, Tim Walker, and Pat McGrath; as well as a new generation including Nadine Ijewere, Campbell Addy, Felix Cooper, Nadia Lee Cohen, Jack Davison, Tom Craig, and Harley Weir. Together, these collaborators reflect the evolution of the cultural landscape surrounding the Maison. Through previously unseen images, new works, and interviews, the publication bears witness to a constantly evolving creative ecosystem. It reflects the Maison’s commitment to artistic dialogue and its place in contemporary culture.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS, Thierry-Maxime Loriot is a Canadian writer, curator, and artistic director who has organized more than seventeen exhibitions dedicated to Jean Paul Gaultier at around the world, notably in London, Paris, Melbourne, Buenos Aires, Munich, and Montreal. His internationally acclaimed traveling exhibition The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk was followed by Love is Love : Wedding Bliss for All à la Jean Paul Gaultier and Jean Paul Gaultier from A to Z for the French pavilion at the 2022 Dubai World Expo. Loriot has also organized major traveling exhibitions on Thierry Mugler and Viktor&Rolf and is the author of numerous books on fashion and photography. To date, his exhibitions have attracted over six million visitors.
Robin Muir is a photography historian, curator, and external curator at the National Portrait Gallery in London. A former photo director at Vogue, he now serves as deputy editor and consultant for the magazine’s photographic archives. He has curated major exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Yale Center for British Art.
Trino Verkade is director of the Sarabande Foundation. She worked closely with Alexander McQueen from the very beginning of his career, helping to transform his business from a small design studio into a global luxury brand. She also oversaw SavageBeauty, the landmark retrospective of McQueen’s work presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2011.
ABOUT SCHIAPARELLI, With her wild imagination and revolutionary approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli instilled a unique creative spirit to 20th Century design. Turning ordinary objects into some of the most memorable creations, Schiaparelli expressed her creative talents through fashion, fragrance, and what we refer to today as “merchandising”, blurring the boundaries between creative brilliance and commercial success, and developing an innovative business model that is still used by most major fashion houses today.
Elsa Schiaparelli’s iconic collaborations with artists like Dalí, Cocteau, Man Ray, Jean-Michel Franck and Giacometti, among others, became legendary. Her legacy has consistently contributed to mainstream culture throughout the decades, and continues to inspire people across creative industries and continents. A true artist herself, Schiaparelli is the creative force behind some of fashion’s most revolutionary shapes, techniques and colors, redefining new standards of style and what beauty means. In 2019, the house of Schiaparelli appointed Daniel Roseberry as Creative Director, based in the iconic Salons Schiaparelli at 21 place Vendôme, Elsa’s home and atelier.
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