Schiaparelli and Dali : The Tears Dress
The 'Tears' dress, a breathtaking trompe l'oeil masterpiece born from the collaboration between Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali. The print was inspired by Dali's haunting Surrealist visions of ripped, skin-tight forms evoking flayed flesh.
This dress originates from Schiaparelli's iconic 1938 'Circus Collection', a sensational and widely publicized fashion event. Once belonging to Ruth Ford, sister of Surrealist poet Charles Henri Ford, these dresses were a gift from Edward James, the renowned patron of Dali.
