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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 .
In 2004, Craig and Chapman launched Marchesa which is named after socialite Marchesa Luisa Casati. [3] Investors of the brand include Giuseppe Cipriani and Steve Witkoff. [5] In 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top ten finalists. [4] At Marchesa, Craig was Director of Textile Design. [6]
Georgina Rose Chapman (born 14 April 1976) is an English fashion designer and actress. She was a regular cast member on Project Runway All Stars and, together with Keren Craig, is a co-founder of the fashion label Marchesa.
After her marriage to Giuseppe Grimaldi, member of the House of Grimaldi, she dedicated herself to the study of botany, and in 1794 established a private botanical garden, the Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi on the grounds of her residence, the Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini.
Marchesa is a hereditary title of nobility. Marchesa may also refer to: Marchesa (brand), brand specializing in high end womenswear; Marchesa Casati (painting), portrait painting of Luisa Casati by Augustus John
"The Marchesa Olga Medici del Vascello was a leading member of the aristocracy and the wife of a Secretary of State. It was my impression that she only took part in the Party's womanly high jinks (which Italian males leered at with their habitual sense of the habitual sense of the erotic) because her activities brought her, at least ...
Olga di Villarey was born in Turin in 1900, the daughter of Count Rey di Villarey. [1] [2] In 1922, she married Orazio Cisa Asinari di Grésy, Marquess of Grésy, Lord of Soglio and Casasco, Co-Lord of Castagneto Po and Cimena (1897–1958); with whom she had two children - Alessandro (Sadro), who inherited his father's titles in 1958, and Vladimira (Mirella).
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913: References: Flemish Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25 ; L'opera completa di Van Dyck, 338; Alle tot nu toe bekende schilderijen van Van Dyck, 334