Couture Fashion Week and Puerta de Europa: Linking Fashion from Madrid to New York
Couture Fashion Week, the prestigious New York-based luxury fashion event, recently partnered with Expotecnic SRL, producers of Puerta de Europa, one of the most important bridal fashion events in Spain. The joint cooperation agreement helps link Spanish fashion designers with the American market, and attract American and international attention to the Madrid event which includes a day of elegant bridal fashion shows, featuring some of Spain's top designers, along with a multi-day trade show.
Couture Fashion Week and Bridal Fashion Week producer Andres Aquino recently attended the Pasarela Puerta de Europa de Moda Nupcial in Madrid. This event presented some of the most important bridal designers in Spain including Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, Charo Péres, Duyos, Isabel Aguado, Javier Larrainzar, José Luis Novias, Elio Berhanyer, Villais, Devota & Lomba, Ana Torres, and Miquel Suay. Some of the fashion industry's top models also took part including Madeleine Hjort, Denise Sommers, Martina Klein, Eva Gonzalez, Veronica Blume and Clara Mas. Spain is working to take the lead in European bridal fashion, and the collections were exquisite and beautifully presented in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere at the Teatro Circo Price, followed a week later by a large trade fair with close to 150 bridal-related exhibitors at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid’s main trade fair venue.
Eva Jimenez, an international representative of Expotecnic SRL, attended Couture Fashion Week held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City in February 2007 to promote the Madrid event.
Couture Fashion Week and Bridal Fashion Week are multi-day events showcasing luxury couture and fine fashion including eveningwear, elegant fashion, couture bridal as well as accessories. Attendees include upscale consumers, invited VIPs, the press and selected high-end store buyers. The events also include exhibits of luxury brands as well as entertainment and networking cocktail and after-parties. Venues include the world-famous Waldorf-Astoria and St. Regis Hotels in New York City.
In addition to its ongoing offering of unique branding opportunities for luxury products and services, Couture Fashion Week works in conjunction with lifestyle industry leaders around the world in offering attendance at the fashion shows as part of lavish travel and shopping experiences for those with exquisite tastes.
Couture Fashion Week and Bridal Fashion Week events are promoted around the world in media partnership with some of the most prestigious fashion publications such as Book Moda, Book Moda Sposa, Palm Beach Today, Black Tie Magazine, and a network of the company's 32 websites as well as via a fashion and luxury lifestyle supplement entitled Couture & Luxury.
A limited number of tickets to these events are available and may be purchased online at www.usafashionshows.com/showschedules.htm
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