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I myself used to do absurd things. Yes, I mean that. I had to have a laugh, and some of the things were absurd. But they could always be worn by an elegant woman; they did not negate her elegance.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

Topics: Absurd Always Could Did Elegance Elegant Had Her Laugh Mean Myself Some Things Used Were Woman Worn Yes

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The woman over 50 must be very frank with herself.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

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I stay out of the sun; it's terrible for the skin of any woman over 35. If you must have a suntan, at least keep moving while you're in the sun.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

Topics: Any Keep Keep Moving Least Moving Must Out Over Skin Stay Sun Terrible While Woman You

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Russian women are now interested in clothes. But they will never attach supreme importance to fashions as do Europeans and American women, because they are too vitally interested in all the various projects going on in their country.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

Topics: American American Women Attach Because Clothes Country Europeans Fashions Going Importance Interested Never Now Projects Russian Supreme Too Various Vitally Will Women Women Are

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There are two classes of women in Soviet Russia. There is the professional class, which has taken the place of the nobility and includes government officials, artists, doctors, composers and writers as well as former members of the old nobility whose sympathy is with the Soviets, and also the peasant class.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

Topics: Also Artists Class Classes Composers Doctors Former Government Government Officials Members Nobility Officials Old Peasant Place Professional Russia Soviet Soviets Sympathy Taken Two Well Which Whose Women Writers

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Man was created to frame the woman.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

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Men have to be freed from the tortures of heavy clothing that covers everything but the face and hands.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

Topics: Clothing Covers Everything Face Freed Hands Heavy Men

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Give a man a chance, and he'll be so casual that he won't bathe, shave, or comb his hair. He'll just depend on his animal magnetism to get him by.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

Topics: Animal Casual Chance Comb Depend Get Give Hair He Him His Just Magnetism Man Shave

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There are times to be casual and times to be correct. It's all right to wear a sweater and slacks on a picnic, but they don't belong in the theater or the drawing room.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Designer

Born: September 10th, 1890

Died: November 13th, 1973

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