New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week takes place Wednesday through Friday with a hybrid schedule of in-person shows, in-market presentations and appointments, as well as virtual collection debuts, for the 2023 season.
“Each designer will decide and communicate what their specific plans will be,” The Bridal Council said of the April market, which is shaping up to be a robust calendar to match the surge in weddings stemming from the pandemic. “The demand is there from brides. This year will be the year with the highest number of weddings since 1984,” explained Michelle Iacovelli, executive director of the council.
For the fourth season, The Bridal Council continues its partnership with Pullquest to present the 2023 collections on The Bridal Council x Pullquest digital exhibition platform. The site will showcase the show schedule online and will continue to serve as a digital marketing tool and sales platform with images and videos of the collection, downloadable press kits and more for six months after Luxury Bridal Fashion Week.
A preview of The Bridal Council x PullQuest home page.
“The wonderful thing is that more than 13 countries will be represented by designers traveling to New York City, the bridal capital,” Iacovelli told WWD. “The interesting thing is that although the collections will be presented digitally, the brands will still be in New York making appointments in the market, it is a true hybrid.”
Global designers to be featured on The Bridal Council x Pullquest platform include Amsale, Anne Barge, Dana Harel, Ines Di Santo, Jesus Peiro, Kaviar Gauche, Lea-Ann Belter, Madeline Gardner, Maria Elena Headpieces, Mira Zwillinger, Naeem Khan, Neta Dover, Peter Langner, Romona Keveza, Sachin and Babi and Sareh Nouri.
In addition to those featured on PullQuest, CFDA’s New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week schedule, created in partnership with The Bridal Council, is packed with in-person and digital bridal events Wednesday through Friday. For example, Sachin & Babi and Naeem Khan are scheduled to debut their new collections in runway shows, while Ines di Santo will host in-person appointments.
From emerging to established, additional bridal brands featured in the calendar include Elie Saab, Theia, Monique Lhuillier, Enaura, Francesca Miranda, Rami Ali Ali, Rosie Assoulin Bridal, Eve of Milady, Pia Gladys Perey, Berta, Sophie et Voila , Honor, LoveShackFancy, Jenny Yoo, Halfpenny London, Verdin, Anne Barge, Vera Wang, Rebecca Schoneveld, Nadia Manjarrez Studio, Odylyne the Ceremony, Julie Vino, Morilee de Madeline Gardner, Galia Lahav, Houghton, Lihi Hod, Lela Rose, Inbar Freiman, Rita Vinieris, Sheila Frank, Besa, Justin Alexander Signature, Savannah Miller, Scorcesa, and Kelly Faetanini.
Source: wwd.com