UK-born Keren and Georgina met and became friends at London’s Chelsea College of Art and Design. Georgina graduated from Wimbledon School of Art in 2001. Immediately after graduation, she started her fashion career as a designer. On the other hand, Keren finished her course in embroidery design and print in 2000, at the Brighton Art College. Georgina’s fashion design and draping expertise combined with the textile creation of Keren resulted in the founding and creation of Marchesa in 2004. Formal and elegant evening wear made by Marchesa are inspired by Asian and vintage, which actually define its collection. While a lot of women yearn for their dresses, not many can afford its high prices. This is the reason why Marchesa has come up with equally beautiful but less expensive line of lady’s dresses, which is known as Notte by Marchessa.

The company’s beautifully-crafted classical Marchesa clothing designs, as well as its Notte by Marchesa line, are profusely sprinkled with excellent fashion, accented by eclectic aesthetics that every woman of character truly enjoys. Based in the City of New York, collections of Marchesa cocktail and long gowns currently available for purchase at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus shops in a number of locations in the United States, and as well as other places around the world, like London’s Harrod, Holt Renfrew in Canada, Podium in Russia, and Lane Crawford boutique shop in Hong Kong.

The fashion house is named after Marchesa Luisa Casati, an Italian beauty and fashion icon who was known for her eccentricities. Her outrageous designs, top by exotic styles was finally given recognition via Chapman’s creation of fanciful, carefully-crafted dress pieces.  Many of the classic dresses of Marchesa have been worn by numerous Hollywood stars and actresses. They were proud to have paraded their Marchesa dresses on various red-carpet events. Some of these celebrities are Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Blake Lively, Selena Gomez, Halle Berry, Taylor Swift, Olivia Wilde and Kristen Stewart. One of the most loyal clients of Marchesa is Sandra Bullock, who was a stunner at Academy Awards of 2010, where she took home the best Actress trophy. Because of her Marchesa gown, she was judged as the best dressed celebrity of the occasion.

Young girls and ladies, who idolize these celebrities, especially when they are in their Marchesa outfit, likewise yearn to be in one. However, prices of even a simple cut gown from Marchesa easily sell for several thousands of dollars. The British duo knew this very well, and decided that it is about time to extend access to the Marchesa brand to the lower-middle class women. Hence, the company began producing what they call a diffused collection of Notte by Marchesa. This makes the brand now more accessible to every woman, regardless of the social class that she belongs. Even pretty girls who want to look their best in their prom can get a Marchesa-branded piece for just several hundred dollars.  It is a way for the company to give back for all the immense success that they gained in just a few years’ time.