Elsa Schiaparelli Jewelry

This Elsa Schiaparelli jewelry collection features pieces from the 1940s-1950s. You will find bracelets, earrings, and brooches in extraordinary designs and distinctive materials. Elsa Schiaparelli, along with her arch-rival Coco Chanel, was responsible for the acceptance and success of costume jewelry in the 1920s. Both women designed specific pieces to adorn their haute couture. Schiaparelli believed that costume jewelry, in addition to being an essential part of fashion design, was an art form in its own right. She collaborated with many jewelry designers as well as with Surrealist artists who were her friends.