Marchesa (brand)
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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Fashion |
Founded | 2004 |
Founder | Georgina Chapman, Keren Craig |
Headquarters | New York City |
Products | Women's dresses, wedding dresses, handbags, china |
Website | marchesa |
Marchesa is an American brand specializing in women's wear, based in New York City. It was established in 2004 by Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig.[1][2] Marchesa is known for designing dresses for several celebrities, including Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Lopez, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, and Penélope Cruz.[3]
History
Marchesa is named after socialite
Celebrities
The brand has been worn on the red carpet by actresses like: Sandra Bullock at the 2010 Academy Awards, [5] Sarah Hyland at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, in 2016 Met Gala, Poppy Delevingne,[6] Karolína Kurková,[7] and Nina Dobrev.[8][9]
Products
Marchesa launched a handbag line,[11][12] wedding dress line, Marchesa Bridal Couture,[12] and collaborated with Lenox on dinnerware designs.[13]
In 2010, Marchesa collaborated with Le Métier de Beauty on a cosmetics line featuring the palettes of designers Chapman and Craig.[14]
Weinstein controversy
The success of the brand among celebrities was in part attributed to the influence of Miramax producer Harvey Weinstein, Chapman's then-husband. Weinstein reportedly pressured actresses who appeared in his films to wear the brand.[15] After sexual abuse accusations against Weinstein emerged with allegations made by multiple actresses, Marchesa, once a mainstay of the red carpet, was shunned by celebrities attending various awards ceremonies in favor of other brands. In May 2018, Scarlett Johansson broke the months-long trend of red-carpet Marchesa avoidance by wearing a custom-made gown from the brand to the Met Gala.[16]
After the Weinstein scandal broke, the Fall 2019 collection was presented by couture design director Anna Holvik and Notte design director Ceazar Cabreros instead of Chapman and Craig.[17]
On June 25, 2019, Craig announced her intention to leave Marchesa and was later replaced by Artur Sjakowska.[18][19]
References
- ^ "Georgina Chapman Goes Inside India's Slums With Nonprofit Magic Bus". Vogue.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Marchesa Spring 2013 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show". Vogue.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ La Ferla, Ruth (February 22, 2007). "Fame and fear in Hollywood: Marchesa's fashion fairy tale - Style & Design - International Herald Tribune". Nytimes.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Marchesa, The Old Normal as the New Exception". DEUX Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Sandra Bullock Oscar BEST-DRESSED: Best Actress Voted Reader Favorite (PHOTOS)". HuffPost. May 8, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Tuck, Lauren. "Met Gala: What Everyone Wore". Yahoo. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Tuck, Lauren. "Met Gala: What Everyone Wore". Yahoo. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Tuck, Lauren. "Met Gala: What Everyone Wore". Yahoo. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Last2left | (September 27, 2017). "Familienstand, ledig oder verheiratet - Vielfalt an Lebensformen". Nachrichtenportal. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Melissa Magsaysay (March 7, 2010). "All the Rage - Oscar red carpet: Zoe Saldana, Vera Farmiga in full swirl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ Chabbott, Sophia (September 1, 2009). "Marchesa to Launch Handbags for Spring". Wwd.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Marchesa". Marchesa.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Marchesa by Lenox". 1.bloomingdales.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "The Marchesa x Le Métier de Beauté Cosmetics Collab Unveiled". The Cut. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Friedman, Vanessa; Bernstein, Jacob; Schneier, Matthew (October 13, 2017). "Fashion Breaks Its Silence on Harvey Weinstein Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 8, 2018). "Scarlett Johansson Explains Why She Wore Marchesa to Met Gala". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ Moore, Booth (February 15, 2019). "Marchesa RTW Fall 2019". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Designer Keren Craig entschloss die Hochzeitskleid Marke Marchesa zu verlassen". Trauringe Gold (in German). July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Freeman, Hadley (February 25, 2020). "With Harvey Weinstein's conviction, the old excuses no longer apply". The Guardian.