Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art | designboom

28 Mar – 08 Nov 2026
London, UK
vam.ac.uk
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The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is set to present Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art as the first UK exhibition dedicated to Elsa Schiaparelli. Spanning from the 1920s to the present, the show traces the evolution of the house from its early interwar experiments to its current direction under creative director Daniel Roseberry.

More than 200 objects will be on view, including garments, accessories, jewellery, paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, perfumes, and archival material. Highlights from the V&A’s collection include the ‘Skeleton’ dress and the ‘Tears’ dress, developed with Salvador Dalí, along with works by Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, and Man Ray. The exhibition also considers Schiaparelli’s influence on film and theatre costume, as well as the contemporary direction of the house today.

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