DO WE MARRY?

DO WE MARRY?

Spanish designers continue conquering foreign markets

Barcelona into the world capital of the bridal industry & ceremonial dress.

The 26th edition of ‘Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week’ brought together more than 500 designs created by 21 signatures of prestige both at national & international level on the runway & all changed the way we see & feel the wedding gown: a multicultural platform of the ‘prêt-à-couture’ of wedding fashion.

In its 26th Edition, ‘Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week’ showed its international path on the runway with 2017’s collections. An endless world of exquisite fabrics materialized in ostentation & baroque dotted with well-cared patronages, crafts and talent for details.

Backstage, Khan said ‘fashion never sleeps’.

More is more. An awaited ode to women.

To his meticulous needle it belongs a historical moment observed by the entire world, that of Michelle Obama wrapped in a Naeem Khan dress of orange, red & pink roses for the state dinner in Cuba. In Barcelona showed that each gown was clearly a masterpiece. Closer to haute couture, one of the trends imposed by his unique creations is his supreme dominance when combining noble fabrics, such as chiffon, silk & tulle: in this matter he’s unbeatable. India is amazingly very much in place performing the transmigration of souls by using violet in colour.

Princess gowns have their place.

Back bare with crystals & silver thread embroideries. Meters & meters of tulle & lace adorned with precious stones & a rain of crystals. Rosa Clará highlights the waist & adorns it with big tulip bows & organza petals or light belts. First, asymmetries, cloqué silk & his son Daniel, a new party in the firm.

The 70s, the funky & Studio 54 inspire YOLANCRIS prêt-a-couture with superpositions of fabrics & applications in silk tulle, french chantilly & silk guipure. Her ‘New Chic Style’ combines lingerie, silk fringes & metal effect.

Japanese tradition of observing the beauty of flowers suggested Inmaculada Garcia’s ‘Hanami’ collection so that the runway dressed in cherry blossoms to present ‘My Essentials’ in tight patterns made with chantilly, lace & chiffon, ‘My Couture’ haute couture in silk combined with embroidered tulle, gazar & Jacquard & ‘My Secrets’,  with mousseline & organza.

The captivating Isabel Sanchís flirted with a breath-taking lady effect, risky colors, clean designs, volumes & a futuristic touch all with an endless amount of floral appliqués.

Body language under puffy tully clouds adorned with leather jackets & corsets uncork overlaps & combination of colours & fabrics. Simply put, Jordi Dalmau.

With Parson James on stage, extreme drama accompanies Justin Alexander’s collection before the standard of discreet elegance  in princess style dresses and siren line.

Marco&Maria rescue the cancan & reedit the 19th theater to turn it into a bucolic story giving in the fragility to the lace, the poetic necks & butterfly sleeves.

‘Romance’, Matilde Cano‘s new collection, is made up of dresses of damasked, brocade & mikado fabrics from plumetti, tulle & chantillí.

Patricia Avendaño promotes the rounded waist, crepe & the corolla skirt in ‘ Élan d’amour ‘(love impulse) in tulle, silk & organza with side pockets, invisible zippers, metallic belts, sashes & leather jackets.

In its 26th Edition, ‘Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week’ showed its international path on the runway with 2017’s collections. An endless world of exquisite fabrics materialized in ostentation & baroque dotted with well-cared patronages, crafts and talent for details.

Written by Adelaida Subías

Photo credits:  ‘Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week’ & Adelaida Subías

Editing & producing by Renovatio©