, 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...
An instantaneous standard, the Gallery Clutch was born out of search for perfection. Joanna Maxham's oversized Gallery Clutch is the ideal daytime clutch, when you want to keep your belongings minimized without being weighed down...
Soft silk 'Rhiannon' parka style over shirt by All Saints - Gathered drawstring hood, waist and hem - Popper through fastening with extended blouson sleeves and front pocket aspect
Super soft jersey knit tunic with a draped cowl neck features short sleeves with banded hems and digital flower graphic prints with shiny metal stud embellishments.
Made in Italy from authentic patent leather upper and leather lining, with an enclosed high heel, Lumiani Felicia sandal is all about sex appeal with its patent finish and skin-revealing cutouts.
The brand-new summer 2016 collection by CYAN. Feeling of sparkle, sun and breeze in the face – if they are not the instruments of the formula of a flawless summer dress, they still are essential components of the cheerful summer temper.
Soft leather and printed canvas purse by Nica, has a big flap with enclosed button detail and magnetic popper binding, with double outer zipped pockets.
Kate Upton appears in her very first time in the Vogue's November issue. In some of the pictures, Kate is still very much a swimsuit beauty, but in others she’s just about unrecognizable. Vogue's November issue features Rihanna on the cover.
TAG Heuer's legendary motor racing-inspired collection, the Carrera, has been expanded with the new Calibre 1887 Chronograph. Both high-performing and elegant, this automatic chronograph is extremely easy to read thanks to...
The British shoe designer, Nicholas Kirkwood, who studied Fine Art at Central St. Martins before shoe making at the prestigious Cordwainers college, has created a ideal collection of statement shoes which mixes elements of architectural...
