Medium: Black wool, red synthetic yarn, jet beads, and glass beads

Date: Winter 1935-1936

Country: France

Credit: Gift of Theodora Pierce

The woven cloth has weft elements of red, manmade yarns that may be cellophane, a material with which Schiaparelli had experimented in previous collections. In her “Twelve Commandments for Women,” Schiaparelli offers advice on how women can develop non-wasteful patterns of consumption: “They should buy little, and only of the best or the cheapest.”

Object Number: 87.70.2