A giant artistic installation that resembles garment conveyor belts with hanging bridal dresses welcomes the Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, outside pavilion 1 of the Fira de Barcelona. Its director Albasarí Caro highlighted on Wednesday, at the opening, that the idea is to take bridal fashion to the streets, given that access to the fair is only for professionals.
Barcelona goes bridal, the title of the artistic installation created by La Fura dels Baus, has sparked the interest of visitors and the curious. 30 dresses travel 100 meters of circular ribbon six meters from the ground. In the five days of Bridal, a total of 150 suits from 41 Catalan companies will be displayed.
The surroundings of the Fira are a hive of buyers, designers, journalists or influencers from all over the world, since Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week is an international benchmark: 21,500 visitors in 2023. Proof of this is that Giambattista Valli has presented his line wedding for 2025 at Bridal Night, as Elie Saab did last year.
Of the almost 400 brands that have presented their collections for 2025 at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, the most important, 37 have done so on the catwalk, the largest showcase for trends in bridal fashion.
The 2025 season will be absolutely floral. Dresses, blouses, skirts, capes, coats and trains with embroidered, 3D, rebrodé, sculpted or inlaid flowers. The femininity of classic lines is reinvented but reinterpreting them with contemporary touches, for a romantic, independent bride who is clear about what she wants and values the details.
Brides today are clear about what they want, which is why there are as many bridal styles as there are women: from the classic to the sophisticated, through the minimalist or boho. And although in magazines, celebrities usually wear two dresses (one for the ceremony and another for the banquet), in real life (without sponsorships) brides prefer to choose a single dress but that can be transformed.
According to the proposals of designers and brands, in 2025 there will be an abundance of two or three-piece bridal suits, and very wide pants. The feminine silhouette is highlighted, with strapless, transparent, draped or pleated dresses. Her waist is marked, giving volume to the skirt, and with the corset visible.
The fabrics are luxurious such as silk Mikado, Chatilly lace, crepe in the most sculptural volumes. And in the most fluid or ethereal designs, organza, satin, silk or bámbula are used. Combinations of materials, such as the contrast between heavy bodies and ultra-light fabrics, add dynamism. As an example, dressed in denim (Yolancris) or neoprene (Isabel Sanchís).
As for the color palette, white takes center stage, with different shades: pearlescent mother-of-pearl, ivory and nuanced with a range of beige, nude, or pink, barely imperceptible. It is also sought to illuminate the bride with fabrics woven with shiny threads, crystals, sequins or metallic applications.
But beyond the trends, each brand has its personality: “We continue to bet on luminosity, camellia white and the halter neck in different versions,” says Merche Segarra, designer of Jesús Peiró. Sophie et voilà continues with her minimalist style, although according to designer Sofía Arribas “it is evolving.” An architect by profession, she recognizes that “in the workshop I still use more architectural terms than sewing terms.” And about the controversy in which she found herself involved last year when she broke her engagement with Tamara Falcó to design her wedding dress, she says bluntly: “from all that I learned that you have to be true to yourself.”
Isabel Sanchis and her daughter Paula are faithful to their brand, which is present on many red carpets: “Our bridal designs arise from party designs, because the bride is inspired by what she sees in magazines,” both comment and They add that bridal white is increasingly also prevailing on red carpets. Yolanda Pérez, from Yolancris, who next year will celebrate her 20th anniversary with her brand, confesses that with each collection “I feel more pressure.” The firm that brought the boho style to the altars acknowledges that after many firms signed up for that trend it wanted to leave it, “but brides keep asking me for it, and therefore I have sophisticated it.”
In 2025 accessories will be very important. Veils, gloves, hats, tiaras and jewelry have been seen on the catwalk. And also in the Bridal poster created with Artificial Intelligence, with a model covered in bags.
