Bertrand Guyon, presenting his Schiaparelli couture at its Place Vendôme salons, explored founder Elsa Schiaparelli’s tendencies for both opulence and simplicity — and folded in some Surrealist touches.

A keen globetrotter, Schiaparelli also liked to don Japanese kimonos and Chinese hanfus as loungewear, while her Shocking Pink shade was triggered by Asian influences, Guyon said, noting he sought to spin a more graphic, contemporary take on the theme.

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