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• - Decade by decade glimpse at Schiaparelli and the evolution of her designs and influences.
  
• - Vicki Woods hails the designer as innovatrix and, along with Coco Chanel, "one of the two great genius couturiers of the first half of the 20th century". Free registration required.
  
• - Joann Loviglio points out her influence more than seven decades after she started her business in the modern works of designers such as Galliano and Gaultier.
  
• - One sweater that inspired and a second that launched the career of the designer who first used shoulder pads and animal print fabrics.
  
• - Supplement to museum exhibition promotes her greater artistic significance with focus on her personal and professional relationships and lists her twelve commandments.
  
• - Josh Patner blindsides the "is fashion art?" question and scatters pieces throughout his review of "Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
  
• - Peter Conrad recounts anecdotal details for his review of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's exhibition catalogue by curator Dilys E. Blum.
  
• - Filmography provided for the designer.
  
• - Carrie Rickey reviews the Dilys Blum curated Philadelphia Museum of Art's "Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli" exhibition and recounts historical details of the designer's career, relationships, and success.