, destined for resort 2009, evokes a luxury trip down the Nile alongside Cleopatra. Antique Egyptian style is the main inspiration with golden embroideries adorning stunning gowns and dresses, all skillfully pleated and draped. The color palette is kept simple (ivory, blush and black) to let the embellishments shine.
Vintage and Asian influenced elegant eveningwear define
Marchesa style
that combines high fashion with an eclectic aesthetic. The label, co-founded by
Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig
, was named after company's muse Marchesa Luisa Casati, a well-known eccentric European style icon.
The two designers met at
Chelsea College of Art and Design in London
and established the Marchesa label in 2004, by pairing their expertise in draping, design, print and embroidery.
The
Marchesa collections
(based in London and New York) are currently available in Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores in the United States, Selfridges in London, and special boutiques around the world.
While in Vienna I did a little window shopping among other 'special agent' Stylish Girl duties. I'm really interested how fashion retailers can capture the brand essence; I mean the store's window plays a big part in the whole marketing strategy. I now...
Michelangelo's oeuvres provided Elie Saab with a rich color inspiration, which went from sienna brown to cerulean blue to old pink and powder hue, while Renaissance style was a good pretext for shaping taffeta, muslin, tulle and organza into extravagant...
Hi folks! It's good to be back. I hope you had a happy holiday. I spent mine abroad and wandered a couple of days around Vienna. It is such a wonderful city with a lot of places worth visiting. I only wish I had more time to spend there.
Kirsten tote in midnight from Alexander Wang. This large suede bag features textured leather straps throughout, silver tone buckles, and two handles. Has an open top, is fully lined, and has three internal pockets
Created with Hollywood starlet Zooey Deschanel, this retro-styled frame is chic, lively and smart. Available as optical eyewear or a sunglass, the Zooey is hand-crafted of substantial plastic in beveled contours and features a vintage-inspired,...
“Dior women are not shy, they’re modern and daring,” says John Galliano. The Dior fall winter beauty and makeup collection pays tribute to this idea of unabashed femininity with shades of sensual mauve, deep purple and smoky charcoal and grey tones. The...
You can never have too many beautiful shoes, mostly when they are from designer Terhi Pölkk, her line Teriteja is full of vast options for every girl.
These strong fused-glass belt buckles are kiln-fired, sand-blasted. Balancing up with a hand-distressed belt in your selection of colors, they're assured to make you feel like the coolest person in the room.
Brazilian model Barbara Fialho displays her slim silhouette in chic styles. She was photographed for El Palacio De Hierro Christmas 2014 catalogue by David Roemer of Atelier Management.
Who says that newspaper is out of style? Yuliya Kyrpo created this beautiful dress, complete with a flowing peacock train, from 1,000 paper cranes folded from old newspapers.
If Cinderella had been able to choose which shoes to wear, probably in place of rigid and fragile crystal shoes would have chosen a couple of Christian Louboutin.Don’t you think that these magnificent Christian Louboutin’s Moustique Cobalt are more...
