• A tulle, off-the-shoulder gown is given unexpected texture with tufts of material that look like flower petals have drifted and landed delicately on the body of this dress. Courtesy Marchesa
    A tulle, off-the-shoulder gown is given unexpected texture with tufts of material that look like flower petals have drifted and landed delicately on the body of this dress. Courtesy Marchesa
  • Baby-blue ostrich feathers extend from this beaded, tea-length dress in an elegant take on 1920s flapper style. Courtesy Marchesa
    Baby-blue ostrich feathers extend from this beaded, tea-length dress in an elegant take on 1920s flapper style. Courtesy Marchesa
  • Embroidered flutter sleeves are paired with this metallic gold cut-out dress to stunning effect. Courtesy Marchesa
    Embroidered flutter sleeves are paired with this metallic gold cut-out dress to stunning effect. Courtesy Marchesa
  • What’s not to love above this gown? The elaborate necklace front, which is constructed from black diamonds, opals, crystals and pearls and is befitting of Indian royalty, is paired with a cascading tulle skirt that, again, offers a subtle play in transparency. Courtesy Marchesa
    What’s not to love above this gown? The elaborate necklace front, which is constructed from black diamonds, opals, crystals and pearls and is befitting of Indian royalty, is paired with a cascading tulle skirt that, again, offers a subtle play in transparency. Courtesy Marchesa
  • Resembling something an ethereal mermaid would wear, this dress in shimmering water tones is framed by a cascading ombré cape. Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho / FilmMagic / Getty Images
    Resembling something an ethereal mermaid would wear, this dress in shimmering water tones is framed by a cascading ombré cape. Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho / FilmMagic / Getty Images

Our favourite Marchesa gowns for an evening to remember – in pictures


Selina Denman
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Marchesa, creator of otherworldly gowns and spinner of dreams, has chosen The Dubai Mall as the location of its first-ever stand-alone boutique in the world. Read more about the brand and its Dubai store here.