- Born
- Died
- Birth nameElsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli
- Schiaparelli was born on September 10, 1890 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was a costume designer, known for When Thief Meets Thief (1937), Love in Exile (1936) and Moulin Rouge (1952). She died on November 13, 1973 in Paris, France.
- RelativesOsgood Perkins(Great Grandchild)Elvis Perkins(Great Grandchild)Marisa Berenson(Grandchild)Berry Berenson(Grandchild)
- Granddaughter Berry Berenson who later died in the 9/11 terror attacks was married to actor Anthony Perkins until his death in 1992.
- The bottle for her famed perfume "Shocking" is supposedly fashioned from the tailors dummy of Mae West.
- Won the Neiman-Marcus Award in 1940.
- Published her autobiography "Shocking Life" in 1954.
- Great-grandmother of Starlite Randall.
- In difficult times fashion is always outrageous.
- Never fit a dress to the body but train the body to fit the dress.
- A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.
- Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.
- Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.
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