Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week has handed Giambattista Valli its 2025 Industry Impact Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the bridal sector.
The honor was presented Saturday night in the Spanish city during BBFW’s closing gala, recognizing a brand that “has redefined industry standards, inspiring innovation, and setting benchmarks in creativity, leadership, and transformative impact,” according to organizers of the five-day trade event.
Twelve awards were presented, the winners selected by a 21-member jury composed of journalists, wedding planners, stylists and other industry professionals. This marks the third edition of the Barcelona Bridal & Fashion Awards.
Model Estelle Girard accepted the Industry Impact Award on Valli’s behalf, and the designer delivered his thanks via a pre-recorded video. Other nominees in the category included American designer Justin Alexander and Spanish brand Marco & Maria.
Giambattista Valli
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Valli brought a gust of haute couture finesse — and a very unexpected, leg-baring wedding bodysuit — to Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week as guest designer of its 2024 edition.
The Rome-born, Paris-based designer has a unique point of view on wedding dresses, which he sees as “detached from fashion,” impervious to trends and “suspended in a dreamy moment.”
He has dressed many famous women for their nuptials, including Amal Clooney, Charlotte Casiraghi, Jessica Biel, Tatiana de Pahlen, Selby Drummond and Noor Fares.
Also at the Barcelona fair, Valli unveiled his latest bridal capsule, dubbed “The Love Collection No. 4” and available to order at a series of upcoming trunk shows.
The capsule consists of 12 dresses, each named after a month, and exalts an array of textures, including beaded lace, macramé, silk cloqué and tulle embroidered with organza flowers.
Striking details include swooping, low-cut backs, frothy capelets and off-the-shoulder necklines.