The fourteen Effie Kats gowns to buy, ranked by the Coveti editors: the four core gowns, the open-back styles, the velvet, and the showpieces, with prices and sizing.
The Effie Kats Inaya Gown colour by colour: the off-the-shoulder band, sizing, styling, hire versus buy, and how it compares with the Verona, Marbella and Monroe.
The Effie Kats Monroe Gown colour by colour: the strapless folded bodice, how to size it so it stays up, the velvet and the Mini, and how it compares with the Verona.
The Effie Kats Marbella Gown colour by colour: the square-neck bustier, sizing to the bust, the midi Marbella Dress, styling and how it compares with the Verona.
The Effie Kats Verona Gown, colour by colour: the high-neck, low-back cut, sizing, styling, hire versus buy, and how it compares with the Marbella and Monroe.
Is Effie Kats luxury? Made in Melbourne, cut in stretch crepe, priced between the high street and couture. What the fabric is, how the gowns hold up, and where the label sits.
The Effie Kats stores in Melbourne, the Australian stockists, and how to buy the current collection in the US, UK, Europe, the Gulf and Asia with express delivery.
Effie Kats prices by category in US and Australian dollars: gowns from $390, bodysuits from $220, and how the label compares with the other Australian evening labels at Coveti.
Marmar Halim's covered gowns, chosen for the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom: long-sleeved embroidery, high-neck lace and satin, cape gowns that cover a strapless bodice for the ceremony, in the colours that photograph beside a bride.
Yellow leads Marmar Halim's Resort 2027 and is the house's second colour overall. Our twelve, from pale butter to clear yellow, with what each is cut for and what it costs.
Blue runs from light blue to teal to navy at Marmar Halim, and each shade has its occasion. Our twelve, with the shade named, what it is cut for and what it costs.
White and ivory are the house's bridal-adjacent colours. Our twelve, from the ivory taffeta fishtail to the pleated silk kaftan, with the difference between the bridal line and these evening pieces, and what each costs.
Pink is the colour Marmar Halim's pleating was made for. Our twelve pink gowns, sorted by shade from blush and peach to fuchsia, with what each is cut for and what it costs.
Black is the house's biggest colour and its most formal. Our twelve black Marmar Halim gowns, from the covered high-neck lace to the sequinned dropped waist, with what each is for and what it costs.
Two Middle Eastern eveningwear houses, one Dubai and one Beirut, compared head to head: how the gowns are built, what they cost on Coveti, how they fit, their histories and which to choose for a wedding, a gala and a red carpet.
How to see Marmar Halim in Dubai: the Design District showroom and how to book it, the Harvey Nichols and Etoile stockists, the Gulf boutiques, and how Coveti delivers the collection across the UAE.
The straight answers on Marmar Halim sale, sample sale, rental, second hand and dupes, with the brand's own policy on discounted pieces, how to check a resale gown, and the ten least expensive ways into the house on Coveti.
What a bride needs to know about Marmar Halim: how the bridal line is sold and fitted, why prices are quoted rather than listed, where the bridal boutiques are, and the white and ivory gowns, capes and two-pieces from the evening line that Coveti carries.
The cape is what makes a Marmar Halim gown recognisable across a room. This guide explains the three kinds the house makes, which ones come off, how the separate capes pair with their dresses, how to wear one, and the twelve to buy.