Artist, impresario, couturier: V&A to stage Schiaparelli retrospective

2026-03-06 - 12:32

Exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum celebrates Italian designer’s moment-making approach to fashion When Kylie Jenner stood on the marble steps of the Petit Palais in 2023, a fake lion head attached to her off-shoulder dress, even by the standards of the youngest member of the Kardashian clan, the outfit looked a bit much. Hand-painted for lifelike realism, the Schiaparelli head and dress were designed by the Texan, Daniel Roseberry. Although already four years into the role as artistic director, the look was transformative – earning Jenner front row seats at the biggest shows and propelling the nearly century-old Paris fashion house, long overshadowed by Chanel, Balenciaga, and Dior, into viral ubiquity. Continue reading...