Markarian’s Alexandra O’Neill Is Ready For People to Get Dressed Up Again
March 03, 2022 at 11:10PM Arriving at the venue where the Markarian fall 2022 runway show took place, I felt immediately transported to the 1920s. The opulently decorated Prince Ballroom - with its mosaic tile ceiling and gold-painted chairs - was the perfect backdrop for The Great Gatsby-themed presentation, where Nicky Hilton Rothschild and Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell sat front row. The models played into the fantasy in glittering ball gowns finished with elegant headpieces designed by Gigi Burris. The collection sent a singular message: people are ready to dress up again. Unsurprisingly, scenes from the Roaring Twenties were on founder Alexandra O'Neill’s mood board when designing the collection. The designer, who counts Demi Lovato and First Lady Jill Biden as fans, fell in love with New York City’s jazz age while reading F. Scott Fitzgerald novels and Dorothy Parker…