Elsa Schiaparelli was a renowned Italian fashion designer. She is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars. She ran away from her upper-class family and moved to Paris, where she opened her couture house. Her clients included the heiress Daisy Fellowes and actress Mae West.
Schiaparelli was famous for her Surrealist fashions of the 1930s and for her witty accessories, such as a purse in the shape of a telephone and witty hats that resembled different objects. Here below are some surreal hats designed by Elsa Schiaparelli.
