BARCELONA, Spain, April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Barcelona Bridal Week will close its
first quarter-century in the front row of bridal fashion with its
most international edition yet, with the
United States as guest country, 23 firms featured in the
catwalk show, 230 exhibiting brands, a new programme to attract VIP
buyers and special celebratory events.
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The twenty-fifth edition of Barcelona Bridal Week (BBW) will
build a bridge between the USA and
Europe, making Barcelona the
global capital of bridal fashion and bringing in US trends, buyers
and retailers to share the spotlight with the leading Spanish
bridal firms.
A standout brand in this respect will be the show's guest
designer Katharine Polk, the
Californian designer and founder of the ready-to-wear and
contemporary bridal fashion collections of US brand Houghton, which
will be showcasing its bridal wear proposals for 2016 with designs
created exclusively for Barcelona Bridal Week.
Between 5 and 8 May a total of 23 firms will appear on the BBW
Catwalk with their Spring/Summer 2016 collections. Rosa Clará will
be the star turn of the first evening. The show on 6 May will be
opened by Natalie Capell and
Cristina Tamborero with their new
project known as "Barcelona Couture by #mylookRowenta". This will
be followed by Jesús Peiró: Miquel
Suay; Sabrina Saree; Yolan
Cris; Isabel Sanchis and
Inmaculada García. On Thursday, shows will include the new bridal
and occasion wear collections by Cymbeline; Isabel Zapardiez and
Anna Torres; Cabotine by Gema
Nicolás; Jordi Dalmau and
Matilde Cano; M&M; Patricia
Avedaño and occasion wear Sonia Peña. On the final day,
presentations include creations by Carla
Ruiz; Fuentecapala; and special guest Houghton, followed by
US firm Justin Alexander. In the evening, Pronovias will put the
finishing touch to the 2015 Catwalk Show.
Meanwhile, the International BBW Show, held between 8 and 10
May, will feature more than 200 brands offering wedding
fashions for both brides and grooms, occasion wear and accessories.
Half of these brands are international, coming from Germany, Belgium, France, Great
Britain, Italy,
Lebanon, Portugal, South
Korea, Poland, Turkey, Romania, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil, occupying 30,000 sq. m of space in
Hall 2 of the Gran Via Exhibition Centre. In addition to trade
visitors, over 163 major foreign buyers have confirmed they will be
attending the event.
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