In the ultra-luxe Palm Court in the Plaza Hotel, Marchesa designers Georgina Chapman and Karen Craig staged their first ever runway show that was, as expected, pure fantasy. The move from presentation to runway was a shrewd one for the brand because it’s often difficult to imagine their artful red carpet confections moving well. Slipped onto the bodies of, among others, Karen Elson, Karolina Kurkova, and Charlotte Free they did just that.
