Iconic Dresses on Display

The Lobster-dress (1937)
Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli with the Lobster-motif by Salvador Dali. On the right the infamous Wallis Simpson wearing the dress

Wallis in another Schiaparelli design from the summer of 1937.

Balenciaga is inspired by the 'Portrait of Maria del Rosario de Silva

 and Gurtubay, Duchess of Alba', Painted by Ignacio Zuloaga.

Yves Saint Laurent

House of Balenciaga

Grace Kelly

House of Chanel

                                          Charles James' "Butterfly" dress, 1955

“Simplicity carried to an extreme, becomes elegance.” – Jon Franklin

 

“Elegance is not being noticed, it’s about being remembered.” – Giorgio Armani

“Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.” – Coco Chanel

“Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. It’s how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read.” – Carolina Herrera

“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” – Diana Vreeland

“Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others.” – Paulo Coelho

“True elegance becomes more so as it approaches simplicity.” – Henry Ward Beecher