Elsa Schiaparelli
Designer Paper: Betsey Johnson and Elsa Schiaparelli
Known for her famous grand finale cart wheel, Betsy Johnson is an edgy ready to wear designer. Johnson was born on August 10, 1942 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Growing up she was a dancer and an artist, Johnson fell in love with the decked out costumes she wore for dance recitals. Being an artist that she is, she enjoyed sketching costume ideas for hours on end. Johnson was very fortune to have a dance teacher who let her make her own costumes for her solo recitals. This opportunity she was given is the reason she became a fashion designer. Making her dance recital costumes made Johnson realize she really liked designing outfits, this is how her career in fashion began. Johnson said “I …show more content…
She was born on September 10, 1890 in Rome, Italy. Schiaparelli was the niece of the famous Giovanni Schiaparelli who discovered canals on the planet Mars. After graduation, she attended the University of Rome where she studied philosophy. Schiaparelli published a book of sensual poetry, the book shocked her parents and sent her to the convent because it was so controversial. She did not like this one bit, so she planned to go on a hunger strike at just 22 years old and was released. As soon as she was out she ran off to London and became a nanny. In her free time she went to museums and attended lectures. At one of these lectures is where Schiaparelli actually met her husband, Count William de Wendt de Kerlor. Eventually they moved to New York and had a daughter together, Maria Yvonne Radha de Wendt de kerlor also known as Gogo Schiaparelli. While in New York, Schiaparelli started to sell French fashions at a New York boutique owned by Gaby Picabia. Working there, Schiaparelli made connections like Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray.
Schiaparelli’s marriage failed and decided to go to Paris with Gaby Picabia and Man Ray. While she was in Paris, Paul Poriet encouraged her to start designing clothes. 1927 was the start of Schiaparelli’s career, she started her own business called
Known for her famous grand finale cart wheel, Betsy Johnson is an edgy ready to wear designer. Johnson was born on August 10, 1942 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Growing up she was a dancer and an artist, Johnson fell in love with the decked out costumes she wore for dance recitals. Being an artist that she is, she enjoyed sketching costume ideas for hours on end. Johnson was very fortune to have a dance teacher who let her make her own costumes for her solo recitals. This opportunity she was given is the reason she became a fashion designer. Making her dance recital costumes made Johnson realize she really liked designing outfits, this is how her career in fashion began. Johnson said “I …show more content…
She was born on September 10, 1890 in Rome, Italy. Schiaparelli was the niece of the famous Giovanni Schiaparelli who discovered canals on the planet Mars. After graduation, she attended the University of Rome where she studied philosophy. Schiaparelli published a book of sensual poetry, the book shocked her parents and sent her to the convent because it was so controversial. She did not like this one bit, so she planned to go on a hunger strike at just 22 years old and was released. As soon as she was out she ran off to London and became a nanny. In her free time she went to museums and attended lectures. At one of these lectures is where Schiaparelli actually met her husband, Count William de Wendt de Kerlor. Eventually they moved to New York and had a daughter together, Maria Yvonne Radha de Wendt de kerlor also known as Gogo Schiaparelli. While in New York, Schiaparelli started to sell French fashions at a New York boutique owned by Gaby Picabia. Working there, Schiaparelli made connections like Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray.
Schiaparelli’s marriage failed and decided to go to Paris with Gaby Picabia and Man Ray. While she was in Paris, Paul Poriet encouraged her to start designing clothes. 1927 was the start of Schiaparelli’s career, she started her own business called