Culture

Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali

Possibly one of the most interesting collaborations of all time? The work of Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali. Schiaparelli (1890-1973), an Italian fashion designer , collaborated with Salvador Dali (1904-1989), taking a few of his artworks to literal terms.

The Story of the Fornasetti Woman

Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) was a painter, interior decorator, sculptor, and engraver from Italy. Out of the 11,000 items he created, over 500 of them consist of the face of one single woman; drawn up from a wood carving of the very famous Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri.

Style Inspiration: Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou (1965) is a French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and you should definitely watch it now only for the retro Techincolor hues, but for the style inspiration alone. It follows the events of a man who runs away with his nanny and former flame, Marianne (Anna Karina), as they travel further and further into the South of France in attempt to find Marianne's "brother", as well as in attempt to escape the Algerian gangsters she happens to be involved with.

Carl Erickson, Fashion Illustrator to Remember

Meet Carl Erickson, the pioneering illustrator known for his work at the for Vogue and Coty cosmetics right after the urn of the century. Living between New York and Paris, Erickson made a name for himself by painting and drawing the way a woman deftly applied kohl liner above her lashes, or another lining her lips with red lipstick while glancing into a delicate gold mirror.
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