Schiaparelli Earrings

Pair of signed Schiaparelli clip earrings, each with two emerald-shaped dark forest green cabochons, surrounded by various white glass beads and topped with another rounded green cabochon set in burnt gold colored metal. Slight age wear to metal on backs.

Materials:
metal/glass

Size:
1.5" L x 0.25" W x 1.5" H

Color/Finish:
green/white/gold

Condition:
very good/slight wear to metal

Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian aristocrat who moved to Paris in the 1920s. She worked with the famous fashion designer, Paul Poiret, who introduced her to the world of couture. In 1927, Schiaparelli went on to establish her first couture house. Schiaparelli was friendly with Surrealist artist, Salvador Dali and her line was considered the main competitor of her contemporary, Coco Chanel. Schiaparelli’s fashion and jewelry had whimsical themes that featured flowers, bugs, and non-conventional styles such as a hat in the shape of a shoe. In 1932, she was the first woman to grace the cover of Time magazine. She moved to New York from 1941-1945 during World War II. Schiaparelli closed her house in 1954 and passed away in 1973. The house reopened in 2012, with Christian Lacroix designing an haute couture collection for it in 2013. In 2019, designer Daniel Roseberry became artistic director and continues to lead the brand in an edgy surrealist style that is true to its roots.