, 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.
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.
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...
Sale alert at Dorothy Perkins: 30% off fall 2009 offer: coats and jackets, dresses, knitwear and shoes. I’m wild about the coats sales; there are some cute wool outerwear pieces you can wear in warmer winter days. Check out the military styled and...
October is the perfect time for wearing a biker jacket, a very short and fit one, and suede ankle boots. It’s still pretty sunny outside and it doesn’t rain that much. Skinny or straight jeans go perfect with this outfit and I love this long grey sweater...
Maria Lucia Hohan is one of those quiet designers who steer clear of the gossip scene while focusing on developing a strong high-fashion brand. The result is red carpet recognition at the most important film festivals (Cannes, Berlin,...
New York Fashion Week just ended and left us fashion addicts to day dream until next fall. It's quite hard to classify them into season's top collections as there were many great design ideas and color combinations. So I just turned to my favorite...
For Eudon Choi, Korean-born, London-based womenswear designer, the perfect winter coat should add instant elegance but also "offer a real sense of protection and be really practical". A trained menswear designer in...
After studying Fashion Design for five years German artist Peggy Wolf decided that she loved drawing fashionable women more than making clothes for them. So after graduation in 2004 she began doing freelance illustration...
I love Ditte Isager's style. Her photographs remind me of Johannes Vermeer's paintings, due to the way she uses light and mixes colors, objects and materials.
Californian Danny Roberts, a 23-year-old artist and thinker, as he defines himself, signs the unique fashion-inspired illustrations, mostly done with fine tip pens on paper displayed on his personal blog igorandandre.blogspot.com. With a...
Lauren's All Purpose Salve is a moisturizer that can be used all over the body, including face and hair. Each ingredient is 100% organic and contains a healing or protective element. Keep it simple. Salve.
The wedding day is perhaps the most important thing in your life and is the perfect opportunity to look perfect. From dresses and accessories to invitations and testimonials, every detail is essential.
