Artist, impresario, couturier: V&A to stage Schiaparelli retrospective

Artist, impresario, couturier: V&A to stage Schiaparelli retrospective

Exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum celebrates Italian designer’s moment-making approach to fashion When Kylie Jenner stood on the marble steps of the Petit Palais in 2023, a fake lion head attached to her off-shoulder dress, even by the standards of the youngest member of the Kardashian clan, the outfit looked a bit much. Hand-painted for lifelike realism, the Schiaparelli head and dress were designed by the Texan, Daniel Roseberry. Although already four years into the role as artistic ...

By Morwenna Ferrier