Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art

Event information

• Type: Exhibition
• Date: Closes Sunday, 8 November 2026
• Tickets: Weekday £28.00 / Weekend £30.00
• Location: V&A South Kensington
• Address: Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
• Official page: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/schiaparelli

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"For me, dress designing is not a profession but an art." – Elsa Schiaparelli

The UK’s first exhibition on Elsa Schiaparelli spans the 1920s to today, celebrating the innovative designer's influence. It traces the fashion house’s groundbreaking origins and its evolution under current creative director Daniel Roseberry.

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Ankle-length coat of black silk jersey with facial profiles forming a rose-filled vase, by Elsa Schiaparelli, Jean Cocteau and Lesage, 1937, London, England. Museum no. T.59-2005. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London