Marchesa's Couture Costume For Kylie

As Kylie Minogue makes what will no doubt be a triumphant return to the stage tonight, with her Kiss Me Once tour kicking off in Liverpool, we can exclusively reveal that she will be dressed in none other than Marchesa.

Marchesa's designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig -  who made their own return to the UK at London Fashion Week earlier this month - also designed the songstress's costume for the Met Ball earlier this year, making this new collaboration a natural progression.

"When Kylie approached us to design her costume for her European tour, we jumped at the opportunity," the designers told us. "Kylie is lovely to work with and we were thrilled to work with her again - this project was definitely a collaborative process. Kylie liked a gown that we designed for our spring/summer 2012 collection, and we used that as a starting point and began sketching a few options for her review."

Marchesa For Kylie

Designing for the red carpet is, however, a different thing entirely to conceiving a creation that needs to withstand Minogue's famous dance routines night after night, but - of course - that's something that Chapman and Craig took in their stride.

"We were careful to keep her needs in mind while designing, as her costume would need to be both comfortable and easy to move in for her performances," they said.

For Minogue's part she couldn't be happier.

"I'm thrilled to be collaborating with Marchesa," she told us. "They have created a stunning couture gown, which absolutely shines during a beautiful moment in the show. Working with the Marchesa team has been a lot of fun. Georgina and Keren are true delights."