schiapgownwhitakerweb Published July 26, 2012 at 220 × 400 in Designer Elsa Schiaparelli merges Surrealist art and fashion with flair Here’s a glimpse of why she’s something Elsa in fashion: a bravura 1930 satin knit twill dinner dress that sold at Charles A. Whitaker Auction Co. for $2,500. Photo courtesy Chas. A. Whitaker Auction Co., CWA.com