Lace, Tassels, and a Whole Lot of Flower Power at Marchesa

This spring/summer 2015 collection, like others before, demonstrated couturier tendencies with the utmost attention to craftsmanship. There were hand embellishments and embroideries, including hand-studded floral arrangements that graced the necklines and bodices of few looks. And this ephemerality was really the romantic pinnacle of the collection; that these living ornamentations will pass into nothingness (but will make for divine potpourri). The finale gowns reaffirmed the label’s projection of material opulence—done in silk and lace—and perfect for those front row attendees including Rita Ora, Olivia Palermo, and Jena Malone.

The Marchesa conception of “youth”’ which has become a popular fixation seen on the runways during New York Fashion Week, was re-imagined in a fairytale narrative that will undoubtedly reach to those young, impressionable festivalgoers. Should they only dream of frolicking the muddy plains, adorned in Marchesa.