I-Biography ka-Elsa Schiaparelli

Igama elingu-Elsa Schiaparelli alingaziwa emphakathini jikelele, kodwa leli gama liyaziwa kubafundi beqiniso bemfashini. Lo wesifazane kanye neChanel evelele yakha i-20th century. Yilo wesifazane owaba iphayona ngezindlela eziningi, ngokuqondene nomkhakha wefashini. U-Elsa Schiaparelli wazalelwa emndenini ohloniphekile eRoma, esigodlweni somndeni. Ubaba wale ntombazane uyindlalifa yobukhosi, ephethe umtapo wezincwadi, ngakho wachitha isikhathi esiningi emtatsheni wezincwadi, efunda izincwadi. U-Elsa wayengekho ubuhle, kodwa intombazane ehlakaniphile, nodadewabo wayenhle futhi ehlakaniphile. Le ntombazane kusukela ebuntwaneni eyakhiwe kule nkathi kuze kube sekupheleni kokuphila kwazama ukufihla okushiwo.

Ngesikhathi nje u-Elsa eqala ukuthululela izimbali ebusweni bakhe, impumu kanye nezindlebe ngethemba lokuthi zizoqothula futhi zizophenduka ubuhle, kuyilapho intombazane ishona cishe, odokotela bayisindisa. Ukuze ahlale nodadewabo omuhle futhi ohlakaniphile, wafunda izilimi futhi wazama ukujabulisa abazali bakhe ngamabanga amahle. Naphezu kokuthi u-Elsa wayengumntwana ohlakaniphile, wayesebuza kakhulu futhi ezama. Lapho ezwa mayelana nokusungulwa kweparachute futhi ngemva kwesikhashana wakha iparachute yakhe esambulela. Ngenkanuko yakhe yokuzizwa kwengane kanye nethemba, wanquma ukuzama iparachute yakhe futhi wehla esitezi sesibili ngaphandle kwefasitela. Ngaphansi kwakukhona inqwaba yezinyosi kanti le ntombazane ayilimazanga.

Lapho eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala, uyise wentombazane waqala ukuya eTunisia. Intombazane yayithande indoda ecebile yendawo futhi yaqala ukuyikhathalela ngokukhethekile, kodwa uyise wangenela futhi wachazela ummangali ukuthi intombazane isasencane ubuhlobo obunjalo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, le ntombazane yathunyelwa ukuyofunda endlini yokuhlala yaseSweden enokuhlubuka kwezenkolo. Ngemuva kokuba intombazane ishaye isiteleka sokulambela, ubaba wamthatha esuka endlini yokugibela, le ntombazane yaqala ukuhlala ekhaya. Njengoba eseyiyintombazane, abazali bakhe banquma ukumshada, kodwa u-Elsa akayithandi lezo zithandani abazitholile abazali bakhe futhi zisonta amanoveli anamadoda avelayo. Abazali bebelokhu bephikisana nokuzilibazisa okunjalo.

Ngokushesha, umngane wakhe wasikisela ukuba asebenze njengelungu eLondon. Lapho eneminyaka engu-23 ubudala wathuthela eLondon. Ngesikhathi sakhe sokuphumula esivela ku-governesship, wahamba azungeze umuzi, wawufunda, wafika embukisweni, futhi ngolunye usuku waya enkulumweni yama-theosophical ka-Count William de Wendt de Cerlor. Ngosuku olulandelayo u-Earl no-Elsa basayina, ngalesi sikhathi abazali babengenakuvimbela ukushada komntanakhe wokuqala, ngoba base bephuzile emcimbini womshado.

Ngokushesha impi yaqala futhi umyeni wakhe wayengasebenzi, ngoba phakathi nempi akekho owayenesithakazelo kuTheosophy. Ngokuqondene nokuphila kwalowo mbhangqwana, uWilliam de Wendt de Curlore wanikeza isikhathi esincane umkakhe osemusha, babehlala njalo ezindlini eziqashiwe, wamkhohlisa, futhi wakhokhela izikweletu eziza kuye ezivela emahhotela nakwezokudlela. Ngokushesha lo mbhangqwana uthuthele e-Nice, lapho izihlobo zomyeni wakhe zihlala khona, u-Elsa nomyeni wakhe bahlala endaweni yokuhlala, umyeni wakhe wayengenaso isithakazelo kumkakhe osemusha, wabuyisela ukudlala ukugembula eMorth Carlo. Ulahlekelwe yonke imali, waphindela ngaphandle kwephenishi futhi umndeni wathuthela eMelika. EMelika, impilo yomndeni ka-Elsa yawa futhi yahlukanisa nomyeni wayo, ekhulelwe naye. U-Elsa wahlala eyedwa ezweni elingakajwayele cishe engenamali. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, u-Elsa waziqonda ngokucacile ukuthi amadoda akufanele anikwe amandla amaningi phezu kwawo. Ngomntwana ezandleni zakhe, wasesha ihhotela isikhathi eside, lapho ehlala khona nendodakazi yakhe. Ngalesi sikhathi, wathatha noma yimuphi umsebenzi futhi ukondla indodakazi yakhe wayehlale elambile. U-Elsa wabiza indodakazi yakhe uYvonne, kodwa ezinyangeni ezingu-15 wabona ukuthi kukhona okungalungile nentombazane. Ukuphendukela kudokotela, kwacaca ukuthi le ntombazane ikhubazekile futhi idinga ukwelashwa. Udokotela ophethe indodakazi kaSchiaparelli wahlela ukuba asebenze, futhi kungekudala wakwazi ukuhamba nendodakazi yakhe eParis. Khona-ke indodakazi ka-Elsa yenza ushintsho futhi unina wahlela iminyaka eminingana esikoleni sokubhukuda.

Ngolunye usuku, ngenkathi ehamba nomngane wakhe, waya endlini kaPaul Poire yomklami odumile waseParis. Umngane owayenemali wanquma ukuzithenga izinto ezithile, futhi u-Elsa nje wanquma ukuzama izingubo zakhe. U-Poiret wabona u-Elsa kulesi sembatho wamcela ukuba ayithenge, kodwa wathi ngeke akwazi ukuyikhokhela futhi wamnika yona. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi waba umngane nomklami omkhulu.

Ngemuva kwalo mhlangano, u-Elsa wanquma ukuthola umsebenzi embonini yemfashini, noma kuphi lapho enqatshelwa khona, kodwa uSchiaparelli akazange aphelelwe yintliziyo futhi lapho ehlangene nomcimbi othakazelisayo. Umngane waseMelika weza kuye, wayenesifungo esilula, kodwa esihle kakhulu. U-Elsa wabuza umngane wakhe, uthola kuphi le sweatshi futhi wathi uboshelwe umArmenian. U-Schiaparelli waya kulesi si-Armenia futhi wamyala umdwebo onamahloni nge-butterfly. Ngokushesha waya kuye isidlo, ngemva kwalokho i sweatshi elinjalo lalifuna ukuba nabangane bakhe abaningi. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, bonke abase-Armenia baseParis bahlangana noSchiaparelli.

Ngokushesha u-Elsa wanquma ukuqala ukuthunga, kodwa njengoba engazange aqonde lutho ngakho, weza nomfanekiso, futhi abakhiqizi babethwesa izingubo. USchiaparelli kamuva wavula i-salon yakhe lapho bonke abesimame baseParis babuthana khona hhayi nje kuphela. Ngelinye ilanga umlingisi ompofu weza salon waya e-Elsa, uSchiaparelli wamhawukela futhi wambeka mahhala. Kamuva, lo mdlali waba udumo kakhulu. Ngo-1935, u-Elsa wavula i-Boutique yakhe eParis. Ngo-1936, uSchiaparelli wenza umbala owodwa wesikhathi esisodwa. Ngaphambi kwempi, u-Elsa wayengomunye wabakhiqizi abadume kakhulu baseFrance. Ngemva kokuba amaJalimane ahlala eParis, wahamba, kodwa wabuya ngemva kwempi, kodwa manje uChanel noDior babusa ibhola elifashisayo, kanti uSchiaparelli enezithombe zakhe kakade izolo.

Ngo-1954, wakhulula iqoqo lakhe lamanje futhi washiya izwe lemfashini. Ukuphila kwakhe konke wayehlala eTunisia naseParis, ekhulisa abazukulu bakhe ababili. Ngesikhathi ehlala umhlalaphansi, wabhala incwadi yakhe yokuziphendulela, eyachaza ngokuningiliziwe indlela yokuthola ukuthandwa nokuqashelwa. Lo wesifazane wafa ngo-1973 eneminyaka engu-83 ubudala nomndeni wakhe eParis. Wethula iqoqo lakhe lezingubo kumamyuziyamu. U-Elsa Schiaparelli wangcwatshwa emaphakameni akhe abathandayo.

U-Elsa Schiaparelli, ngokungafani nomphikisana naye, uGabrielle Chanel, wadala ngendlela enhle futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo izingubo ezikhululekile. Akazange anamathele kunoma imiphi imithetho yemfashini futhi wenza njengoba ebona kufanelekile. Emashumini angu-30 ekhulu leminyaka lama-20 wayengumqambi wenombolo 1 emhlabeni, ngaphansi kwethonya lakhe, imibala ekhanyayo yabonakala emaqoqweni abakhi bemifashini. U-Elsa wenza konke okuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe emaqoqweni akhe amaningi, wadlulisela izingubo zokugqoka izingubo. Emakhokheni akhe afuna ukugqugquzelwa kwabaklami abavelele. Umlandeli onamandla kakhulu wesitayela sakhe wayengumklami uFranco Moschino.