Ten-year-old Elsa is terribly bored. In early 20th-century Rome, this mischievous girl will put her loved ones through the wringer with assertions of her strong-willed character!
This novel portrays an extraordinary figure, Elsa Schiaparelli, who added a hint of madness to the fashion world of the 1930s. A biographical appendix and illustrated abecedary follow, providing pictures of this true artist's fanciful and original style.
Little Fashion Histories: a series casting new light on great designers.