Marchesa Spring 2011 Collection

Marchesa is quite possibly one of my favorite labels out there. The brand, which was only founded in 2004, has already established itself as a leader in the fashion industry by consistently producing some of the most beautiful and coveted dresses in the fashion world.

This season is no different. The company's designers, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig have revealed yet another breathtaking collection for Spring 2011 that showcases Chapman's highly evolved draping skills using the exclusive textiles that Craig develops for the brand. The result? An exquisite collection of dresses that Vogue describes as: "the kind [of dresses] that little girls dream of, ultra-feminine confections that never skimp on the embellishments. To their credit, however, the designers have learned to channel those girlish dreams and turn them into well-considered, well-made, and whimsical high-wattage gowns."

Marchesa's star-studded show, which took place at the Chelsea Art Museum this fall, featured gorgeous dresses wrought with details inspired from the Orient. Heavily bejeweled necklines, hand-painted florals on sculptural drapes and lavish embroidery are only some of the extensive details in the Spring 2011 collection. The majority of the collection was based on a lighter palette that featured white, pastel and nude tones which are sure to be the hottest colors to sport as the climates warms up.

Overall, the show managed to capture the full attention of its attendees and was described largely using superlatives thereby reaffirming the designers' skills, talent and wildly successful creative partnership. However, despite my love for the label's signature look which Chapman and Craig have seemingly perfected, I would like to see the duo branching out and using their immense talent to create some more riske and avant-garde looks in future collections. Apart from that, I have no complaints whatsoever with Marchesa's latest collection and will continue to dream of wearing its designs someday.

Marchesa Internship

For an aspiring eveningwear designer, working at Marchesa has been a long time dream of mine. and I am lucky enough to have snagged a highly coveted Design Intern position at the label in my third and final semester at Parsons.

I have only just completed my first week at work and therefore have just begun the process of learning everything there is to learn at this internship. So far though, I am thrilled, and it meets my expectations in every possible way.

I have already seen Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, I LOVE the girl I work for and despite the long hours, the work is extremely hands on. I have already learned how to dye fabrics and have mirrored and sewn in embroidery patterns into a stunning shift dress which will be featured in the fashion show on Feb 15th at the Mercedes Benz NY Fashion Week!!

I will update this posting later in my internship, but for the time being, I am simply psyched to have been given this opportunity to learn couture and eveningwear design from the best in the industry - that too while taking Couture Techniques and Construction 3 at school