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Pronovias launches new bridal collection with Marchesa

Luxury bridal fashion group Pronovias has teamed up with New York haute couture house Marchesa to create the joint bridal collection “Marchesa for Pronovias,” which was officially launched on Tuesday. The joint collection consists of 21 wedding gowns that combine “New York bridal couture with the sensual soul of Spain”. They were created by...

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Bridal Fashion Week Fall 2020 highlights

While ready-to-wear brands have just shown their spring/summer 2020 collections during New York, London, Milan and Paris fashion weeks, the biggest brands in bridal, ranging from Vera Wang to Monique Lhuillier and Galia Lahav showcased their autumn/winter 2020 bridal ranges as part of Bridal Fashion Week in New York. FashionUnited has picked out...

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Marchesa co-founder Keren Craig exits company

Keren Craig announced today that she is leaving Marchesa. Craig founded the fashion brand in 2004 with Georgina Chapman. Marchesa has been suffering in the court of public opinion over the last 18 months due to the well-known sexual misconduct allegations against Chapman's ex-husband, Harvey Weinstein. The brand has been avoiding New York...

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Barcelona Bridal Week 2019 affirms position as central hub for global bridal sector

Barcelona - If you are an industry professional who has not yet had the opportunity to attend the Valmont Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week (VBBFW), consider saving the date for next year. Not only because of the appeal of the multifaceted city of Barcelona, a city associated with culture and art, but also in order to experience this unique trade...

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Video: Marchesa 2020 collection at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week

Among the bridal gowns in Barcelona this week, Marchesa stood out with floral accessories on the catwalk. Source: Kendam, YouTube.

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Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week to hold its “biggest ever” edition

Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, organised by Fira de Barcelona, will hold its biggest ever edition, from April 23 to 28 will more than 400 bridal brands set to show at the trade show. The 2019 Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week will set next season’s wedding trends and will feature more than 900 wedding gowns over four days, from 35 brands on the...

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Millennials prefer to buy less, buy better, buy authentic

Millennials are spending less but buying more considered. While the 'buy less, buy better' purchasing philosophy has been gaining traction as a counter option to the overflow of fast fashion on the high street, the philosophy is since recently being heartily embraced by American millennials according to KRC research. The study, in partnership...

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Marchesa staff looking to leave company

One of the biggest headline makers throughout the fashion industry over the past several weeks has been the state of Marchesa after co-founder Georgina Chapman's husband Harvey Weinstein has been unveiled as a serial sexual assaulter. The question of whether the Weinstein scandal will affect the Marchesa brand . Chapman has decided to leave...

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Will The Weinstein Scandal Affect the Marchesa Brand?

New York - Georgina Chapman is a dress maker but not in any mundane sense of the word. She and her design partner Keren Craig under their label Marchesa make dresses that are almost not earthbound. Frothed with feathers, spun tulle, and beads these confections materialized over a decade ago on runways and the red carpet almost simultaneously...

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Arab Fashion Week brings unisex minimalism to Dubai

Designers, buyers, and influencers have descended on Dubai for Arab Fashion Week, a five-day event dedicated to ready couture and resort wear for women, men and those who refuse a label. The show opened Tuesday night with Jordanian-Canadian sensation Rad Hourani, known for his unisex designs, Palestinian-American Jenanne Filat and her menswear...

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Michael Kors celebrates "powerful romance" at NYFW

New York - Rufus Wainwright injected pizzazz into the Michael Kors show in New York on Wednesday, giving a live performance and a shoutout to Hillary Clinton as actresses Emily Blunt and Sienna Miller sat in the front row. The singer, backed with a swing band, opened with Judy Garland's "Zing! Went The Strings of My Heart" and closed with her...

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Highlights from the red carpet at the Oscars 2016

Hollywood's top stars oozed glamour on Sunday as they hit the Oscars red carpet under sunny skies in plenty of bling -- and with oodles of attitude. Here are a few key looks and trends from the A-list fashion parade at the Dolby Theatre: Belle of the ball Sweden's Alicia Vikander has taken both the acting and fashion worlds by storm in the past...