A red-hot 1950s Elsa Schiaparelli haute couture dinner dress — hand-shirred, sashed, cut by the house that shaped what modern fashion means. Iconic as ever. You feel it the second it’s in the room.
What separates the shapers of history from everyone else who followed? You’re looking at it.
The bodice is shirred by hand, gathered into a deep drape at center front, with cap sleeves that fold into soft points at the shoulder. The skirt drops into a glossy satin against a coral-toned lining, held at the waist by a sculpted sash — two fabrics, one dress, no wasted movement.
Made under Elsa Schiaparelli’s own direction, years before the house closed in December 1954 — decades before its 2012 revival. This predates all of that. What survives from this era mostly lives in museums.
A Schiaparelli dress in excellent wearable condition with literally no obvious flaws just expected evidence of its age CAREFULLY preserved and treated with care.
The kind of piece that literally will change your life.
Details:
• House: Schiaparelli
• Era: Circa 1950–1954
• Fabric: Rayon crepe bodice, silk satin skirt
• Color: Red
• Closure: Center back metal zipper, hook-and-eye at neckline
• Approx. modern size: US 4–6
Measurements: Pit to pit 17” (bust 32–34”) / Waist 13” flat (26”) / Hip 21” flat (42”, draped fullness) / Shoulder to hem 47” (below-knee)
Condition: excellent vintage condition
Care: Dry clean only. Store on a padded hanger away from direct light.
