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Marchesa's designers, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, found a new challenge in a red carpet-ready fall collection that debuted yesterday at New York Fashion Week: 17th-century romanticism.
More specifically, the challenge came from a painting by Francisco de Goya called 'Portrait of Maria Teresa de Vallabriga on Horseback.'
Both women said they were horseback riders as young girls, and their first look showed a scarlet equestrian coat with a high collar and full skirt - paired with compelling silk matador trousers.
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Seventeenth-century romanticism: Marchesa's first fall 2013 look showed a scarlet equestrian coat with a high collar and full skirt - paired with compelling silk matador trousers
The designers said in the show notes: 'Highlighting Goya's influential style of dark shaded color applied in layers, the techniques used to craft this collection are derived from the same grandeur of exquisite detail and romance.'
The occasionwear label, known for its princess gowns particularly on the red carpet circuit, took its maximalist tendencies and wrapped it in aristocratic opulence.
Yards of tulle enveloped entire gowns, sheer shirts were worn with corset-style dresses, and strapless fishtail gowns were made from a striped silk borrowed form the boys.
Equestrian inspiration: The collection's theme came from a painting by Francisco de Goya called 'Portrait of Maria Teresa de Vallabriga on Horseback'
Gracious gowns: The occasionwear label, known for its princess gowns particularly on the red carpet circuit, took its maximalist tendencies and wrapped it in aristocratic opulence
Rich hued gowns were adorned with antiqued gold leaf embroidery, and suede corsets and dresses added an unexpected flair.
And a bid dose of artistry came in the form of a 'deconstructed coat-dress' cut from fuchsia duchesse satin.
Oscar contender: The Academy Awards are just around the corner, and some of the gowns were to be packed up right after the show, bound for Los Angeles and, presumably, the red carpet
Wow factor: A big dose of artistry came in the form of a 'deconstructed coat-dress' cut from fuchsia duchesse satin
Elegance defined: Yards of tulle enveloped entire gowns, and this strapless fishtail gown were is from a striped silk borrowed form the boys
Marchesa's themes for each season 'depend what we're in the mood for. And I had a vision of a red equestrian jacket,' said Ms Chapman, who is married to Harvey Weinstein and pregnant with their second child.Â
The Academy Awards are just around the corner, and some of the gowns were to be packed up right after the show, bound for Los Angeles and, presumably, the red carpet.
Inspiration: The designers said in the show notes: 'Highlighting Goya's influential style... the techniques used to craft this collection are derived from the same grandeur of exquisite detail and romance'
Jewel tones: Rich hued gowns were adorned with antiqued gold leaf embroidery, and suede corsets and dresses added an unexpected flair
Opulent: The designers keep a list of looks they think are red-carpet worthy. But the duo explained that they don't develop a new collection around celebrity's wants and needs
The designers keep a list of looks they think are red-carpet worthy. But the duo explained that they don't develop a new collection around celebrity's wants and needs.
'It's more of an afterthought. We'll look at everything when it's finished and say, "Ooh, that could work,"' MsCraig told Style.com.
Perhaps Miley Cyrus, who was front-row at the elegant venue at the New York Public Library, was doing a bit of shopping of her own.
Glamor girls: Marchesa's designers Keren Craig (left) and Georgina Chapman (right)debuted a red carpet-ready fall collection that debuted yesterday at New York Fashion Week: 17th-century romanticism
Oscar shopping? Perhaps Miley Cyrus (left) and Jada Pinkett Smith (right), who were front-row at the elegant venue at the New York Public Library, were doing a bit of shopping of her own
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