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A bright young thing steps out, resplendent in her Elsa Schiaparelli scarlet taffeta coat which trails some four feet behind her as she glides into the internally lit chrome and glass-walled hotel foyer, designed by Oliver Bernard in 1929. She was the granddaughter of the Italian-born fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who began her career in 1930s Paris and earned a reputation for creating shocking garments. While the zipper's "drummers," by Friedel's account, seem somewhat more regular in matrimonial matters, they move in a colorful a world of proto-Nazis, garment-making Jews, and eccentric designers like Elsa Schiaparelli. |
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Elsa Schiaparelli - fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973)