From the Victoria and Albert Museum: "See the Surrealist Glove Hat created by British artist Eileen Agar — a striking work that blurs the boundaries between art, fashion and wearable sculpture. Inspired by legendary fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, Agar transformed an ordinary straw hat using leather gloves and an ammonite fossil brooch, creating one of the most unusual objects associated with British Surrealist fashion."
From the Victoria and Albert Museum: "Elsa Schiaparelli (1890 – 1973) pushed boundaries as a fashion designer, transforming functional items of clothing into unique style statements. Her evening suits embody the height of 1930s haute couture, owing to their intricate embellishments, luxurious textiles and severe tailoring. Her collaborations with Surrealist artists like Salvador Dali produced provocative, even shocking designs. Theatrical accessories such as the shoe-shaped hat, her ‘Tears’ dress patterned to look like torn flesh, and the uncanny ‘Skeleton’ dress complete with the dramatic outline of bones, represent Schiaparelli at her most radical."