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Brand profile
Marchesa Notte
Marchesa's lower-priced diffusion line, making the house's embroidered, appliquéd eveningwear and bridal gowns more accessible.
New York CityOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Quiet luxuryStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about Marchesa Notte
The cheaper way into Marchesa
Launched in 2006 as the diffusion line of the 2004 Marchesa eveningwear house, it rebuilds the main line's cocktail dresses and gowns at lower price points.
Surface decoration does the work
The signatures are three-dimensional floral applique, beaded and embroidered tulle, fil coupe and lace overlays, on off-the-shoulder and column silhouettes.
Runs quietly through wholesale and rental
Keren Craig left in 2019, leaving Georgina Chapman as lead designer, and the label now sells mainly through wholesale and rental rather than big runway shows, plus Notte Bridal.
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Brand facts
Marchesa Notte is the diffusion line of Marchesa, the New York eveningwear house founded in 2004 by Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig. It reworks the main line's romantic codes — three-dimensional floral appliqué, beaded and embroidered tulle, fil coupé, lace overlays, off-the-shoulder and column silhouettes — into cocktail dresses and gowns at lower price points, alongside a Notte Bridal range. Craig left the company in 2019, leaving Chapman as lead designer, and the label now operates quietly through wholesale and rental channels rather than large runway shows.
- Founded
- 2006
- Origin
- New York City, United States
- Made in
- China, Italy
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Quiet luxury, Avant-garde, Minimalist / Contemporary