More than 30 ‘looks’ designed in shops in Bilbao will parade in the Euskalduna Palace
In style, on a black convertible and with an orchestra in the background, a couple of newlyweds have made their entrance, he dressed in Garzón fashions and she by Borja Hernández this Tuesday at Plaza Indautxu in Bilbao. It could be a newly married couple to use but no. In this way, it has been presented bilbao fashion city, contest that celebrates its XIII edition with various initiatives throughout the year.
Among all these organized events, one of the most outstanding is the one that will take place this coming Saturday November 19 at the Euskalduna Palace: the Bilbao footbridge. There, more than 30 fashion proposals for women, men and small designed for the autumn-winter season are presented. All of them made in a multitude of fashion establishments.
Among the models called to parade, more than 40, they are not professionals in order to represent the company and the customers of the businesses that participate. what’s more, BilbaoCenter collaborates with the Down Syndrome Foundation and Acambi who are also part of the modeling team.
In addition, during the week after the parade, a series of dialogues with fashion stars What Begona Etxebarria from Galería 8360, an entrepreneur who has continued her specialization through quality; Y borja hernandezparticipant in Sewing Masters. They will be joined by young people Eduardo Loreto and Eder Costume, who have been present at today’s event and will also show their proposals this Saturday at the Euskalduna.
Parachute Eder Costume (Bilbao, 1994), is the first time he has collaborated with BilbaoCenter. On the catwalk, she will show “a small preview of a project that, in itself, is a claim for gender diversity,” she reveals. “The models are intended for dress everyone in general and the LGTBI collective in particular. They are a very agender combination that represents a form of protest against the normalizations of gender identity ”, she details.
eduardo lozano (Venezuela) plans to bring a collection based on squid ink. This creator settled in the Basque Biodesign Center He has been working with biomaterials for closer to a year and a half. “Being an environmentalist, I have to keep in mind that the fashion industry is the second most polluting on the planet and my goal is to be able to enjoy fashion that is totally sustainable”, he affirms.
Strengths of local trade
In today’s act, it was known who bears the fashion award bilbao village. In the last two editions, this award has recognized Basque masters such as Carlos Díez and Javier Barrueta. On this occasion, he recognizes the work of the store Veritaslocated on Rodríguez Arias street.
For his part he Deputy Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Consumption Jesús García de Cos he wanted to focus on the work carried out by local Basque associations. “In the latest SWOT report prepared by the Basque Trade Observatory, it warns that among its Strengths Basque commerce stands out especially for its closeness and customer orientation, for its experience, professionalism as well as for its relationship with urban planning”, has underlined. Likewise, he highlighted the results of initiatives such as the Euskadi Bono Denda, “which is being a total injection for our Retail sale”.