An Invitation To Marie-Hélène de Rothschild’s Surrealist Ball

Surrealism is everywhere (again), seen in Daniel Rosenberry’s Schiaparelli, Balenciaga’s 50th Couture Collection, and Pyer Moss’s first Couture show giving the dream-state art form a modern twist. Surrealism dates back to the 1920s with Schiaparelli’s founder Elsa Schiaparelli and poet André Breton. However, one of the most legendary moments in surrealism is noted several decades later, in 1972. Baroness Marie-Hélène, married to Baron Guy de Rothschild, head of the de Rothschild Frères bank, was known as the queen of the Parisian social scene. The baroness soirees were not only the most sought-after parties in Paris but among the global high… Read Full Article