Schiaparelli Fragrances

 

             
Born 1936                                               Born 1938

Elsa Schiaparelli was born in Rome in 1896.  She opened her house in Paris in 1929 and was immediately successful.   Over the years, she created many unique designs and was acclaimed internationally.   She became a leading international designer of fashion and fragrances.  She created numerous perfumes including Salut, Soucis, Shocking, Sleeping, Snuff, Le Roy Soleil, Zut, Eau de Sante, Verveine, Success Fou, Sport, Si, S, So Sweet and Shocking You.

 

    
                                                                Born 1946                                                                 

The re-edition of Shocking was presented to fragrance collectors at the Divinessence Exhibit in Paris, France and subsequently on the Elsa Schiaparelli boat at the Fragrance World Exhibition in Cannes, France.  The authenticity of the reproduction is attested to by Jean-Marie Martin-Hattenberg, expert pres le Court d'Appel, Membre de l'Union Francaise des Experts, Art et Patrimoine de la Parfumerie.

 

Schiaparelli France has embarked upon a program to meticulously reproduce Elsa Schiaparelli's original fragrances.
Her beautiful floral fragrance "Shocking" has been produced in a Baccarat crystal, limited numbered edition bottle.  The fragrance, composed of over 500 individual ingredients, is adorned by a crystal bottle in the form of a female bust protected by a glass cover (see photo below).  Elsa Schiaparelli was the first artist, designer, perfumeur to use this form of bottle.  The price of the re-edition is $1,000.00.

 

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