Each year Bridal retailers descend upon the Bridal trade shows to view and buy the new collections for the next year. This year was a little different from previous years in that the two shows were run over one weekend in London. (Normally we trek up to Harrogate for one show and White Gallery is held later in the year in London.) We have spent the last couple of months researching designers and booking appointments with them to see at these shows.
So we set off early Sunday morning to White Gallery with the aim to seek out only the best designs for our Turner and Pennell brides and we certainly weren’t disappointed. Lace is definitely still ‘in’ however the introduction of soft romantic chiffons and satins were certainly a theme for this year.
After the first day we had seen 6 different designers and we needed time to take them all in and have a think about them all. So we took all our info off to dinner at a swanky Chelsea restaurant and discussed them over a few glasses of bubbly. (I have to mention here that we were sitting two tables away from Jose Mourinho! Although, we did have to ask the table of men the other side of us, who it was haha.)
Day two we set off to Olympia for the London Bridal Show to see even more designers including the fabulous JLM to pick more Bridesmaid dresses in new colours and Lily Bella for some fabulous belts and flower accessories.
By lunchtime we had probably seen close to 150 dresses over the two days and we had some serious decision making to do! So now we are finally in a position to announce that we are delighted to be stocking the amazing Spanish designers La Sposa and beautiful romantic English designers Ivory and Co Bridal Couture. We simply cannot wait for you to see the dresses and as soon as we get the official pictures they will of course be on our Facebook page.
All dresses are due to arrive in store August/September time. Until then our new Alfred Angelo gowns will be arriving late May time.
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Buying season has started and this past weekend Alison, Sophie and I jetted off to sunny Madrid. We were of course looking forward to seeing the new 2018 collection from the La Sposa, but we were really excited for sun, exploring and, of course, shopping!
Each year we go out to Spain to see the new collection for . We get put up in an amazing hotel, wined and dined and then the next morning visit an enormous exhibition centre with 100’s of other people (all with sore heads) to place an order of around 12 dresses!
Wedding dress shopping can be a daunting task and brides have lots of questions when we meet them at fairs. When to start looking? What will suit me? Do I need to book an appointment? What should I wear to the appointment? How much does a wedding dress cost?
Amy Lou
