Bilbao does not go out of style
Large video screens, perfect sound and a spectacular central catwalk under the spotlights, between the rows of guests arranged in their chairs. It could be the atrium of the Pompidou Center in the middle of Paris Fashion Week. But it was the Euskalduna Palace from Bilbao. On the other side of the windows, Dalí’s Muse of Dance seemed to want to jump from her place in the center of the pool in the heat of the spotlights and parade.
Bilbao Centro shone at the XIII Catwalk that was used yesterday afternoon and that is part of the initiatives of Bilbao City of Fashion. The space was filled with authorities, fashion people, merchants, streamers, instagramers and all kinds of professionals with trades ending in ‘er’.
The manager of the between organizer, Jorge Aio, gave thanks and words of welcome in Basque. Aio gave way to the vicelehendakari, Idoia Mendiawho highlighted the “work of commerce to keep alive the flame of the city.”
Since then, Olga Zulueta took possession of the lectern as overwhelming master of ceremonies. Before beginning to present the sets and models, announced “a great fashion show, a marvel”I would highlight that it would be a parade, with various people of different ages, races and sizes parading, in addition to the participation of representatives of both the Bizkaia Breast and/or Gynecological Cancer Association (ACAMBI) and the Down Syndrome Foundation. “This is the most inclusive, most ecological and most animal-friendly Catwalk”Zulueta proclaimed.
When the time came, it was little ones who walked among the gazes and they did so with a Parisian ease and poise. Later, dozens of outfits for the season and some gentleman who aroused passions among the public.
In the front line were the president of Bilbao Centro, Adolfo Lorente; the Vice Minister of Tourism and Commerce, Jesus Maria Garcia de Cos; the councilors Yolanda Díez, Xabier Ochandiano, Nora Abete or Gabriel Rodrigoas well as the senator alfonso gil.
On behalf of Deia, sponsor of the Catwalk, he attended Ibón Mujika, Director of Business Development. For his part, Ramón Armentia, from the Veritas boutique, he occupied the chair that corresponded to the winner of the Villa de Bilbao prize.
The designers will not miss the Catwalk either Javier Barroeta or Eduardo Loretoin addition to Ana alvarez, julia dieguezof the Deusto Merchants Association, mariana lopez, look marineeither Idoia Gutierrezde Deia, who was accompanied by his sister Aranzazu.
They enjoyed the fashion show Nicole Terrazas, Mailin Lay, Ania Y Cesar Lopez, Daniela Garitagoitia, Amaya Elorduy, Iván Verástegui, Oier Sánchez, Vanesa Mulas or Susana Godoy.
They followed the parade with great attention. Elena Busturia, Isabel Asol, Susana López, Amaya Deprit, José Ramón Sanz, Maite and Julio García, Isabel Pérez, Virginia Aguado, Marta Zilonizaurrekoetxea, Elaine Sousa Santos, Begoña Guerrero and Zuriñe and Aitor de la Pinta, Teresa Ripoll, Ana Cabrera, Zuriñe Martínez, Ana Rosa Osés, Nicolás Fernández and Arantxa Paredes.
The audience was able to see up close the trends that will prevail in our streets in the coming months, both for parties and pret a porter. They confirmed that Bilbao does not go out of style. And Dalí’s Muse of Dance raged with envy looking at everything from the pond.