The exhibition Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art examines the affinities of Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, iconic Italian fashion designers from different eras. The catalog uniquely captures and extends the show's theme. Both women share a love of Surrealism and surprise, and the catalog includes a smaller 'book within a book' that constructs a playful dialogue between two designers who never actually met. 213 pages, 7 1/2 x 10 5/8, 4-colors, Smyth-sewn.