The “Sirenas” collection, which Victorio & Lucchino from Seville have presented at Gaudí Novias, has been the first made outside their workshops after the agreement reached with Raimon Bundó, and highlights include dresses that are fitted to the body, cut low on the chest or very marking at the waist.
Very V&L, with conch ruffles at the bottom of the dresses or on the skirts to give movement, the collection has had a splendid staging, with the catwalk turned into a beach, and also very accomplished headdresses of the models, made up in pearly tones, made with nets, coral branches, shells and sea shells.
José Víctor Rodríguez Caro explained to Efe that, after parading last year in Mexico, the demand for wedding dresses has skyrocketed in that country and in others in South America and the US. Thus, in order to meet the requests and dedicate themselves more to design, they have “married Bundó”, a firm they trust, “that works with workshops in Barcelona and has a large distribution network, so that what used to be sewn in Seville, now it is sewn here”.
According to Raimon Bundó, a maximum of 2,500 dresses from the V&L firm can be made because some of them take more than a hundred hours of work, and a team of 30 seamstresses has already been created to take care of the designs for the Sevillians, in which this silk tulle has played a leading role this year.
The firm Victorio & Lucchino has 48 product lines and the creators have decided to focus their efforts on design and agree with third parties for manufacturing and distribution, to keep only the sewing, which will continue to be in the Seville workshop, since the “pret a porter” will be done by a company they are about to sign with.
Their objective, according to José Luis Medina, are the Arab countries after the surprise visit that the Sheikha of Qatar made to their workshop, who has asked them to parade in those countries at the end of the month, and who is interested in opening a store in the commercial center of the artificial island La Perla, in Doha, the capital.
The designs of Jesús del Pozo parade down the catwalk without their creator present
- Today’s fashion shows have started with proposals by Jesús del Pozo, who was involuntarily absent from the catwalk due to a plane problem, and have closed with those of the Haute Couture Platform, made up of Frans Baviera, Piedad Rodríguez and Teresa Ripoll.
- The designer Inmaculada García, who has been sewing bridal and party dresses since she was almost a teenager, has made her debut today on this catwalk and has made it clear that the DNA of her firm are the mixtures of fabrics and metallic touches of her own elaboration, and lines very baroque. Her bridal collection, inspired by the 18th century but updated, has started with a dress made of metallic fabric and jute, with macramé and crochet decorations, for brides who want to make their wedding a party.
- The sisters Yolanda and Cristina Pérez, from Yolan Cris, maintain the hippie air that is usual in the firm, and this year with many crocheted dresses and even a touch of denim in vests, belts and small details.
- The surprise has been the final output of all the short models, with lace, chiffon and guipure minidresses and shorts, very appropriate for young brides who want to have a lot of fun.
- From the Haute Couture platform, which has presented party dresses, Frans Baviera has prepared technological suits for the catwalk with headphones and many pockets to carry everything you need, and a jacket made with computer mice, which will be delivered to Lady Gaga, explained a spokesperson for the firm.
- Piedad Rodríguez proposes jacket suits for the day in bright tones and long dresses in silk, tulle and chiffon for the night, while Teresa Ripoll is inspired by the fifties and sixties for an almost artisan collection made with rich fabrics, in which stand out jewel buttons and accessories.
