The Trompe’lœil hand knit pullover sweater put Schiaparelli’s name on the fashion map and just so happened to be her first independent design! The immediate and wide success of this radical garment, in the mid 1920s, set Schiaparelli up for outstanding success! The next video will cover one of her most viral designs, The Lobster Dress!

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