Prominently showcased were dresses designed by Georgina Chapman of Marchesa for fast living floozies.
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Princess Beatrice was wearing a blue and gold gown by British couture label Marchesa for her 18th birthday party.
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Modern Family co-stars Sofia Vergara in Marchesa and Julie Bowen in a scooped back Temperley London opted for gowns in jewel tones.
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Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, of Marchesa, said Princess Beatrice had had a clear idea of what she was looking for in her costume.
So it was women of wealth and social autonomy who wore them, clients like Isadora Duncan and Peggy Guggenheim, Marchesa Casati and Gloria Vanderbilt.
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The next few were an amalgam of ballerina, princess and Marchesa.
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Gowns were often backless with high necks, or fitted to expand at the knee to create a luxurious train (Marchesa has done this as well, with lovely effect).
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Miss Havisham was an obvious reference point for designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig of the label Marchesa, a favorite on the red carpet (Chapman is married to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein).
Gordigiani's beautiful "Portrait of the Marchesa Maria Luisa Ginora Lisci" (1884) shows the aristocratic Florentine in the couture finery and fake ringlets for which she was famous, and his smiling daughter "Giulietta as a Young Girl" (circa 1887) is a beguiling charmer.
There are gift wrappers from Rodarte, Christmas balls from Jason Wu, a lunch box with a funky pattern from Tory Burch, a cool skateboard from Derek Lam, dresses for girls from Marchesa, pet accessories from de la Renta, preppy blazers from Thom Browne, spiked accessories from Eddie Borgo and many more.
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On the other side of the spectrum were the women in white and ivory like Kerry Washington in a dress with a structured bodice from Rodarte, Naomi Watts in a lace and silk tulle frock from Marchesa and Sofia Vergara in a ruched and draped silk satin dress by Donna Karan.
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