Case in point: a close relationship with couturier Elsa Schiaparelli, known for her witty and dreamlike flourishes (as well as photographing both the designer and her work, Man Ray also made a ...

Read more of Schiaparelli’s fascinating story ahead, where InStyle has gathered a crib sheet of key facts about her personal and professional life. In 1890, Elsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was ...

The Brand Is French, But the Woman Is Italian In 1890, Elsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was born in Rome as the youngest of two girls. According to a 1930 New Yorker profile on the designer, ...