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With over 370 brands, 68% of them international, and a strong turnout of professionals attending the shows and visiting the trade fair, Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week has thoroughly established itself as one of the largest global platforms for bridal fashion. The presence of international designers such as Reem Acra, Carlo Pignatelli, Amsale, and Peter Langner, together with leading Spanish companies, has given the event full representation of the international wedding fashion market. Tonight, after a week dedicated to fashion, BBFW finishes off its 28th year with a record increase in buyers.<\/p>\n
Exhibitions by 27 major firms and the more than 28,000 wedding and formal dresses and accessories on display at the trade fair have drawn an audience that, leading up to the close of the event, is estimated at over 20,000 visitors\u20146% more than in 2017\u2014including buyers, guests, and members of the fashion industry from 90 different countries. This year, BBFW, organized by Fira de Barcelona, has brought together 370 firms\u201420% more than last year\u2014with 68% of those coming from 28 other countries\u20143% more than in 2017, and the highest percentage ever in the history of the event.<\/p>\n
Over 1,000 key buyers attended the showcase\u201417% more than last year\u2014with over half coming from European countries outside of Spain, especially from Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands, along with others from the United States, Brazil, and Japan, all target countries for the event in its process of internationalization.<\/p>\n
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The BBFW runway: the stage for the trends of 2019<\/strong> The event\u2019s runway has hosted exhibitions by Sophie et Voil\u00e0 Collection, Carlo Pignatelli (Italy, celebrating a career of 50 years), Isabel Sanch\u00eds and Inmaculada Garc\u00eda, Marylise & Rembo Styling, Isabel Zapardiez, Ana Torres, Cymbeline (France), Marco & Mar\u00eda, Matilde Cano, Esther Noriega, Ram\u00f3n Sanjurjo, Carla Ruiz, Sonia Pe\u00f1a, and Demetrios and Maggie Sottero (United States). It was also the setting for the New Talent Show exhibition featuring the creations of the young designers Alejandro Resta, Mar Rodriguez, Laura Riera, and Simone Marulli (Italy).<\/p>\n Barcelona Bridal Night, held at the Museu Mar\u00edtim de Barcelona, featured an exhibition by Reem Acra, the creator of looks for international celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Taylor Swift, and Jennifer Lopez, and one of the most recognized designers worldwide. Acra presented 30 outfits from her Spring 2019 collection that captured the attention of the more than 500 guests who participated in Barcelona Bridal Night, the event\u2019s evening gala.<\/p>\n According to Estermaria Laruccia, director of Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, \u201cFashion, internationality, and market representation form the backbone of Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, which has established itself as the \u2018bridal capital\u2019 of the world thanks to the quality of its content, the presence of major national and international brands, and the attendance of high-power buyers who grow more numerous and more interested in BBFW year after year. Our goal is to continue on this track, sharing our enthusiasm for our project with national and international firms and buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Marta Raich, president of BBFW, confirms, \u201cThe runway of BBFW 2018 has been a showcase of haute couture, design, quality, and style, as well as a spectacular mise-en-sc\u00e8ne. Over these five days, the firms\u2019 textile craftsmanship and passion for quality have shone through in every one of the more than 900 creations that have been walked on the runway of BBFW, which is now a global benchmark.\u201d<\/p>\n Presenting the ELLE International Bridal Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n In conjunction with BBFW, the second edition of the ELLE International Bridal Awards was held on Friday night in the auditorium of the Universidad de Barcelona, bringing together over 400 guests at a ceremony hosted by the actress Rossy de Palma. The awards, which were presented in Barcelona this year and in Milan in 2017, recognize talent and excellence in various sectors of the bridal world and are the most prestigious awards in the global wedding fashion industry.<\/p>\n This year, the prizes went to such well-known firms as Carolina Herrera, Reem Acra, and Viktor & Rolf, as well as to two Spanish companies: Pronovias, which received the award for the best advertising campaign, and the Basque firm Sophie et Voil\u00e0, which was recognized as Best New Talent.<\/p>\n This week dedicated to wedding and party dresses and accessories will return to Fira de Barcelona in the spring of 2019 to present the greatest bridal fashion firms\u2019 2020 collections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With 68% of brands coming from abroad Spain With over 370 brands, 68% of them international, and a strong turnout of professionals attending the shows and visiting the trade fair, Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week has thoroughly established itself as one of the largest global platforms for bridal fashion. The presence of international designers such as Reem Acra, Carlo Pignatelli, Amsale, and Peter Langner, together with leading Spanish companies, has given the event full representation of the international wedding fashion market. Tonight, after a week dedicated to fashion, BBFW finishes off its 28th year with a record increase in buyers. Exhibitions by 27 major firms and the more than 28,000 wedding and formal dresses and accessories on display at the trade fair have drawn an audience that, leading up to the close of the event, is estimated at over 20,000 visitors\u20146% more than in 2017\u2014including buyers, guests, and members of the fashion industry from 90 different countries. This year, BBFW, organized by Fira de Barcelona, has brought together 370 firms\u201420% more than last year\u2014with 68% of those coming from 28 other countries\u20143% more than in 2017, and the highest percentage ever in the history of the event. Over 1,000 key buyers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,20,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-designer-news","category-retailer-news","category-top-news","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nLikewise, 27 prestigious firms have chosen BBFW for presenting their creations for the Spring\/Summer 2019 season, both on its runway and in emblematic locations in Barcelona: Pronovias has presented at the Pabell\u00f3n Italiano in the Recinto de Montju\u00efc, Rosa Clar\u00e0 in the Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau, Jordi Dalmau at the Teatro Condal, YolanCris on the Avenida Mar\u00eda Cristina, and Reem Acra at the Atarazanas de Barcelona.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ambiente_004.jpg\")
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