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BBEH NEWS
Gino Cerruti going for gold at BBEH
Harrogate visitors ordering from the huge prom and occasionwear collection by Gino Cerruti could just come away from the show as the proud owner of a 10g gold ingot
Freya Rose fairy tales at Harrogate
Award-winning design houses Freya Rose Shoes and Magpie Vintage Jewellery, renowned for their innovative use of vintage jewellery, have collaborated and produced the most exquisite sparkling slipper that will be unveiled at BBEH, 12-14 September
Amanda Wyatt in the news
One of the UK’s most popular brands and one that has invested wisely in supporting its stockists, has hit the bridal headlines several times over this week – right before its stunning 2011 collection debuts of Harrogate. Brilliant timing… and great marketing
Pembrokeshire hidden gem discovered at Harrogate
Pink Corsage, a delightful collection of handmade silk floral accessories, is showing at Harrogate for the very first time. Don’t miss a real opportunity.
Oh my! MiaMia
Launched in the Designer Hall at Harrogate this time last year, Alan Hannah’s MiaMia range has been one of the great success stories of recent years, an instant hit, winning stockists and wooing brides across the country. Designer Marguerite Hannah describes the 2011 collection which will debut at BBEH this weekend
Charlotte Balbier... at the heart of fashion
At BBEH (12-14 September) Charlotte Balbier will debut her largest collection to date – over 30 new designs that are the perfect interpretation of the individual styles and personalities of today’s brides.
Bridal Buyer Awards 2011
The entry forms are out and it is time to start getting your head around what you need to do to get on the awards shortlist. Ted Stevens gives his tips for getting it right
Bridal Buyer Awards winners 2010 announced
The prestigious Bridal Buyer Awards is one of the key events on the bridal industry’s annual calendar, recognising and saluting creative talent and business acumen within all sectors of the market.
Why brides-to-be love the National Wedding Show
Bridal Buyer talked to visitors at the last National Wedding Show in London when researching for a feature that will appear in the magazine’s July/Agust issue. The brides-to-be we spoke to were so overwhelmingly enthusiastic, we ended up with enough material to fill a book! Here’s the first in a series of interviewettes
Ocean Media to partner with Breakthrough Breast Cancer to launch ‘Brides at Work’
The National Wedding Show – owned by Ocean Media whose portfolio includes the twice-yearly Harrogate shows, bridalwear exhibitions in Holland, Germany and Poland, and the new White Gallery designer show – is the UK’s largest consumer wedding show and has launched a brand new national charity initiative to raise vital funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer
WHITE GALLERY NEWS
White Gallery announces its 2011 plans
The UK’s exclusive designer-only exhibition begins its selection process today. International bridal designers are invited to apply for the show’s second edition, which will be staged in May 2011
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous
Vistors to White Gallery were wowed by the beautiful shoes from Freya Rose – as were the models who wore them in the lavish Ian Stuart catwalk show
White Gallery London 2010 review
A resounding success, White Gallery showcased 36 highly-respected international bridal design houses earlier this week. Buyers and press travelled from as far afield as Asia, USA, the Middle East and Europe to attend the first edition of this key luxury-end exhibition
From Barcelona's Pasarela programme to White Gallery
As the top Spanish houses walked the catwalk in the run up to Barcelona’s key show, behind the scenes dresses were being made ready to repeat their success at London’s White Gallery, which opens Sunday
EVENT NEWS
Madrid shows real femininity
The first of the two Spanish shows of the season produced some real delights from the top-name designers who opted for sleek sophistication with a certain softness that added a special dimension
Textile Forum is a sell out for October
The Textile Forum, the fashion fabric show, is already a sell out with more than 30 collections being shown from 20-21 October 2010 at The Music Room in London. It’s here were many bridal design houses and mens formalwear suppliers source the fabrics they’ll be using in the season ahead.
Wedding Clothes and Customs exhibition
This summer, during the height of the UK wedding season, Sudley House in Liverpool opens an exhibition of wedding outfits that reveal the changing face of marriage over the last 150 years.Hitched: Wedding Clothes and Customs is on display from 23 July 2010 until Spring 2011, when it tours to other venues
