Elsa was the genius of her generation. Out selling any other designer by far and inventing countless designs over her years. Newspaper print, decorative zippers, the women's suit, the backwards suit, the wrap dress and culottes are just some of the many inventions made first by Schiaparelli. But what of the woman behind the genius? 00:00 Intro 01:03 Chapter 1: CHILDHOOD 24:05 Chapter 2: LONDON, PARIS & AMERICA. LOVE, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE 48:28 Chapter 3: A RETURN TO PARIS 59:50 Chapter 4: THE BEGINNINGS OF SCHIAPARELLI 1:18:29 Chapter 5: SUCCESS UPON SUCCESS UPON SUCCESS 1:40:30 Chapter 6: WORLD WAR TWO 1:56:04 Chapter 7: SUSPICION 2:10:46 Chapter 8: EXILE 2:16:52 Chapter 9: THE POST-WAR, THE DEMISE AND THE DEATH Beauty Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@underskinYT Patreon: patreon.com/understitch Unless otherwise obvious, photos in this video are from Getty Images or Alamy under their editorial terms used for non-commercial websites, blogs and social media posts illustrating matters of public interest. Affiliate links for books used: Adlington (2021) The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: https://amzn.to/457NZ1S Baudot (1997) Fashion Memoir: Elsa Schiaparelli (I don't think it's on Amazon) BillyBoy* (2016) Frocking Life: Searching for Elsa Schiaparelli: https://amzn.to/453GDw6 Blum (2003) Shocking: The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli: https://amzn.to/3yEjfZT Carron de la Carrière (2022) Shocking: Life Between the Lines: https://amzn.to/3UWCq8U Golbin (2016) Couture Confessions: Fashion Legends in Their Own Words: https://amzn.to/4aL5F4v Hoskins (2016) Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion: https://amzn.to/4e62IOW Kennett (1984) Secrets of the Couturiers: https://amzn.to/3R7HF4A Milbank (1985) Couture: The Great Fashion Designers: https://amzn.to/3RvU6HJ Schiaparelli (1954) Shocking Life: https://amzn.to/4dWCMoR Secrest (2014) Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography: https://amzn.to/3V1Sbvj Volk (2013) The Art of Being a Woman: My Mother, Schiaparelli and Me: https://amzn.to/3KnLZsr White (1986) Elsa Schiaparelli: Empress of Paris Fashion: https://amzn.to/4aKaKK8 Wilcox & Mendes (2009) Twentieth-Century Fashion in Detail: https://amzn.to/3yPFWKG