New York Adult Entertainment: Marchesa Fall 2010 – Fashion Week Runway Review
WHO WAS THERE: It was an entertainment frenzy as usual; Georgina’s husband, Harvey Weinstein, held court as Estelle, Brooklyn Decker, Nichole Richie, Molly Sims, Katie Lee, Melissa George, and Beth Otrosky swanned about in Marchesa. Making a bid to cross-over? Irina Lazareanu, Tinsley Mortimer and Peaches Geldof also represented.
WHAT WE THOUGHT: Chapman and Craig are always wildly inspired, and in turn, wildly inspiring. This season, the designers did not disappoint. They leaped through technical hoops (as ever). In fact, the circus courtesan inspiration is quite fitting to their high-flying fashion tricks. Gowns defied gravity and fantastical fairy tale dresses were made seedy circus cool with beads and embroidery snaking like tattoos around models’ netted arms, necks and legs. Feathers were prominent, mixed and layered into tutu-like mini dresses. A black short star dress even made one think of another performance ring, or rink rather: the Olympics. Were the girls thinking about making a bid from the red carpet to the great white way of Vancouver? With these two, no ambition is too great, and it shows.