You probably know I do love my books! In fact as one of The Historical Sauces I spend an awful lot of time lugging huge boxes of them around the country.
I’ve got a few lined up to review for you, but I’ve decided to this one first as the lovely people at publishers Carlton have given me 5 to giveaway!
The Little Book of Schiaparelli
The book gives an overview of Schiaparelli’s life and work, in surprising detail for such a little book (conveniently handbag sized, who needs a kindle!). It covers her early life, how she got started as a designer, her collaborations with artists in her 1930s heyday and into the faltering of the business in the post war years until her last collection in 1954.
Schiaparelli was a ground breaking designer, the original Alexander McQueen perhaps, so it’s fascinating to read about her life and work. She was a contemporary of Coco Chanel, though her work contrasted with Chanel’s simple designs. Schiaparelli loved colours and prints and collaborated with many artists, particularly the surrealists. Apart from making her a visionary designer, it also means that this book makes gorgeous eye candy. In fact the first thing I did when I got hold of it is spend my train journey home looking at the pictures!
If you’re a lover of early 20th century fashion, then it’s always interesting to look at not only what the every day woman was wearing, but the high-end couture designers that inspired the styles. Schiaparelli is fashion as art at it’s very best, and it’s astonishing how contemporary some of her more “shocking” designs still look even 80 years later.
If you’d like to get your mitts on the book then you can buy it on Amazon
THE COMPETITION
I’m giving you lots of chances to get an entry, if you’re already doing one or more of these things then life is easy, just leave a comment to tell me! Each thing and EACH COMMENT is ONE ENTRY.
I pick a winning comment number using a random number generator to win so if you do all 5 of these things and only leave one comment, you’ll only get one entry, and that’s your own fault for not reading the entry requirements properly!
Of course, if you only want one chance to win then you only have to do one of them. The choice is yours. Sorry for the hoops, I tend to hope it means the prizes are more likely to go to regular readers who already do most of this stuff!
So……
- Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook
- Like Retro Chick on Facebook
- Follow CarltonPR on Twitter
- Follow The Historical Sauces on Twitter
- Follow Retro Chick on Twitter
THEN LEAVE A COMMENT TO SAY YOU’VE DONE IT!
Remember, you don’t have to do them all, one will do. But more things = more winning chances
The competition is open for 2 weeks, and then I will randomly pick 5 lucky winners
The Schiaparelli Book Giveaway will end at midnight on 4th May 2012 The winners will be notified by email and have 48 hours to respond with delivery details before a new winner will be drawn Winners will be drawn at random from all eligible entries The editors decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into The competition is open Internationally
Comments
144 responses to “The Little Book of Schiaparelli + 5 to giveaway!”
Oh me please! I love Elsa, her Dali lobster dress is one of my all time favourites.
(I already like you Carlton and the Sauces on FB and Twitter).
x
Lovely! I’m already liking The Historical Sauces on Facebook
and Retro Chick on Facebook x
now following CarltonPR on Twitter (@msmollylouise)
I already follow Retro Chick on twitter, I’m @princesspru10
following Historical Sauces on Twitter
I’m now following Historical Sauces on twitter, I’m @princesspru10
and already following Retro Chick on Twitter. And that concludes my entries 🙂 fingers crossed, and good luck everyone x
I’m now following Carlton Pr on twitter, I’m Princesspru10
I’ve done all 5, Hope I win!
was already following carlton books- they are awesome
Sauces and Retro Chick all followed and liked! Carlton followed. Her ‘skeleton’ dress made in collaboration with Dali is one of the most fantastic things I’ve been fortunate enough to clap eyes on.
OOOH I heart her. I even studied her at uni when I did surrealism and performative behaviour (I focused on the blurs between costume and statement fashion, especially with ‘tribes’ or artistic movements where one’s everyday clothing makes a significant statement. Like me, but my statement is “I like charity shops and have the aesthetic sensibilities of a 1980s 7 year old”).
For my entries (1) I follow Historical Sauces on Facebook (both my blog page and real self). 🙂
2) I follow Retrochick on facebook.
I follow Historical Sauces on Twitter.
What a great giveaway! I love the Schiaparelli designs! So, this is the first of five entries: I like The Historical Sauces on Facebook!
I like Retro Chick on Facebook (don’t know why I didn’t before!).
I now follow CarltonPR on Twitter! I’m @liekewouters
I follow The Historical Sauces on Twitter!
And last but not least: I follow you on Twitter as well!
I now follow Carlton books on twitter (apols if this is a duplicate- web being iffy).
…and of course I follow you. And tweet you much silliness about frocks, beer and other important matters. 🙂
Follow Retro Chick on Twitter
@maisietoo
Follow The Historical Sauces on Twitter
@maisietoo
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@maisietoo
Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook as Maya Russell
Like Retro Chick on Facebook as Maya Russell
Already liking Retro Chick on Facebook
Already liking The Historical Sauces on Facebook
Absolutely love Schiaparelli! Some of her dresses you just can’t believe they are 80 years old. I’m now following Retro Chick on twitter…
I’ve done all 5! 🙂
Ooh lovely, I like Historical Sauces on FB…
…and I like Retro Chick on FB.
I also follow Historical Sauces on Twitter.
…and Retro Chick on Twitter 🙂 Yay!
(I should say that I am @mabellemichelle)
Already liking the Historical Sauces on Facebook x
Already loving Retro Chick on facebook x
I’m following @CarltonbooksPR
@Jenni000
I’m following @HistoricalSauce
@Jenni000
I’m following @retrochick_uk
@Jenni000
I’ve followed your blog for ages. Now liked you on Facebook! 🙂
done it! :0
â– Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook – DONE
â– Like Retro Chick on Facebook – DONE
â– Follow CarltonPR on Twitter – DONE
â– Follow The Historical Sauces on Twitter – DONE
â– Follow Retro Chick on Twitter – DONE @clairew137
what a lovely giveaway, I’m already following retro chick on twitter
I like historical sources on facebook too.
though I have now followed there twitter too.
i just wrote about how much i love schiaparelli on my blog! i already follow you on twitter, now simply adding facebook to the mix. here’s a link to my own favourite schiaparelli designs:
http://alagarconniere.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/currently-designer-elsa-schiaparelli/
hey i liked the sauces pages!
and retrochicks!
I follow you on Twitter 🙂
I also like Retro Chick on fb…
as well as the Historical Sauces on fb! The book looks gorgeous x
Woo hoo, I just liked Retro Chick on Facebook, as well as The Historical Sauces on Facebook – LOVE Schiaparelli!! 🙂
lovely book!just liked The Historical Sauces on Facebook !x
I was already following your goodself on Facebook and Twitter but now I am doing 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5! 🙂
This book looks absolutely gorgeous and delightful. Good luck to everyone!
Florrie x
lovely book!im following Retro Chick on Twitter 😀
wowee thankyou for doing this competition! I’m super excited!
I have done the following!
* Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook
* Like Retro Chick on Facebook
* Follow CarltonPR on Twitter
* Follow The Historical Sauces on Twitter
* Follow Retro Chick on Twitter
Although I was already following Retro Chick prior to this as Ytothelime on twitter 🙂
xoxo
xoxo
I already liked Retrochick on Facebook x
I already liked Historical Sauces on Facebook xx
I just followed Historical Sauces on Twitter x
I already follow Retrochick on Twitter x
I follow @retrochick on Twitter! 🙂
-@amesplaza
Hi! I was already following Retro chuck. Am following all the rest as well! I do hope you pick me
Maybe I’m gonna be lucky – the book sounds awesome anyway!
Oh, and I followed Retro Chick on Twitter (I’m completely new to that and unsure if it’s something for me to use, but we’ll see ;-))
all done : )
Fb – Jenz Ann Eyre
Twitter – @gyrobier
I have now added a FB like for Retro Chick.
I also added a FB like for Historical Sauces.
I was already following Retro Chick on twitter.
I am now following Historical Sauces on twitter.
i still really want to win this book – big Schiaparelli fan and the library book I have about her has to go back soon
I don’t have twitter and I don’t have Facebook…. 🙁
That dress really suits you Mrs, I must say.
Here are my entries
1) I already follow you on Twitter as Retro Chick
2) I already Like you as Retro Chick and FB
3) I already like thehistorical Sources on FB
I Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook (Tessa Brown ) x
I Like Retro Chick on Facebook (Tessa Brown ) x
I Follow CarltonPR on Twitter (@talulabblogger) x
I also Follow Retro Chick on Twitter xx
Liked The Historical Sauce on Facebook.
Liked Retro Chick on Facebook.
Following Carlton PR on Twitter @Isis1981uk
Following The Historical Sauces on Twitter @Isis1981uk
Following Retro Chick on Twitter @Isis1981uk
I’ve liked ‘The Historical Sauces on Facebook
I’ve liked Retro Chick on Facebook
I’m following CarltonPR on Twitter as @LoveWinning
I’m following ‘Historical Sauces’ on Twitter as @LoveWinning
I’m following Retro Chick on Twitter as @LoveWinning
Following everything! This looks like an amazing book, would love to read it! Great job on the blog, yours is one of the few that I read every single day!
Following Historical Sauces on Facebook. Love it!x
Following Carlton PR on Twitter
Following Historical Sauces on Twitter!x
Following Retro Chick on Twitter
Already liked Retro Chick on Facebook!xx
Great prize,
Already like The Historical Sauces on FB with ID Phyllis Ellett
Already like Retro Chick on FB with ID Phyllis Ellett
Following The PR team on twitter with @phyllgerry
Following Historical Sauces on twitter with @phyllgerry
Following Retro Chick on twitter with @phyllgerry
Liked retro chick and historical sauces on facebook – book looks interesting, fingers crossed.
I’ve liked Retro Chick on Facebook 🙂
Liking The Historical Sauces on Facebook
liking retro chick on facebook
following carlton pr on twitter
following historical sauces on twitter
following retro chick on twitter
Have liked you and Retro Chick on Facebook
Like the Historical Sauces
Like Retro Chick
I’m following CarltonPR
I’m following The Historical Sauces
I’m following the Retro Chick
like historical sauces on facebook
liking retro chick on facebook
following carltonpr on twitter
@zeniebeenie
following historical sauces on twitter
@zeniebeenie
following retro chick on twitter
@zeniebeenie
I would absolutely love this book!! I like / follow The Historical Sauces on facebook 🙂
I like / follow Retro Chick on facebook 🙂
I follow Carlton PR on Twitter as @solarsangel
I follow Historical Sauces on Twitter as @solarsangel xx
I follow Retro Chick on Twitter 🙂 xx
Liked historical sauces on fb x
Liked retro chick on fb
Following Carlton PR on twitter x
Following the historical sauces on twitter
Following retro chick on twitter
ALL liked and followed! I am @johnmadmead on twitter
I have liked Retro Chick on Facebook
I have also liked Historical Sauces on Facebook
Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook
done
Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook
Like Retro Chick on Facebook done
Follow CarltonPR on Twitter
Follow The Historical Sauces on Twitter
Follow Retro Chick on Twitter
Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook
Like Retro Chick on Facebook
Follow CarltonPR on Twitter done
Follow The Historical Sauces on Twitter
Follow Retro Chick on Twitter
Like The Historical Sauces on Facebook
Like Retro Chick on Facebook
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Follow The Historical Sauces on Twitter done
Follow Retro Chick on Twitter
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Hello, am following retrochick on twitter.
And liking the Historical Sauces….
And following the Sauces on twitter…
And following Carlton PR.