A presentation of a new collection is nice, but nothing beats a catwalk show. Thank the Lord Georgina and Karen of Marchesa chose the latter for their spring summer 2012 collection. To see their gowns static, as amazing as they still are up on a pedestal, is nothing to seeing them float/glide/sail down a runway. They need movement, and hopefully this will be the start of a very lovely relationship between many a Christian Louboutin for Marchesa heel-clad model and the strut of a catwalk.
Anyway, focus. The collection. YES YES YES please! Even though they do always cite their inspirations in the show notes, to me it's more about the beauty of the Marchesa creations than anything else. This collection is apparently inspired by the water world, and through the use of a few aqua colors, fluid angel hair adoring some frocks and the froth of meters and meters of chiffon and tulle I can vaguely see this theme, however I'm going to stick to the fact that dress after dress I gasped with delight, and I'm sure the front row did too.
Talking of the 'frow', Naomi Campbell, Courtney Love, Emma Roberts and Mollie Simms - ohhh no big deal. WRONG. This is Marchesa's USP, their red carpet couture is second to none. Time and time again I've read interviews from the Hollywood elite divulging, in big gushing bucket loads, of how they feel otherworldly in a Marchesa frock. And it's not hard to see why.
One dress is “lilac, hand-dipped pleated organza,” another is a “silver illusion dress with cascade tulle detail,” according to the show notes. Origami twists and folds, beaded fringing, feathers and barely-there bodices make up the rest of, if you ask me, one of Marchesa's best collections. Which is hard to say because I gush about each and every one!
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