BFW2023 is all about Fashion Shows,Pop-ups & Sustainability

The Berlin Fashion Week once again displays itself as a one-of-a-kind event that reflects the city's creative vitality and variety. From the 10th to the 13th of July, Berlin Fashion Week will be an international exhibition for the fashion industry, with a focus on creativity, freedom, and inclusivity.

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Berlin is well-known for its subcultural movements, trends, and forward-thinking fashion. Fashion Week reflects these changes by emphasising essential issues such as sustainability, inclusion, and innovation. Berlin's prominence as a city and a fashion metropolis set new norms in an industry that is nevertheless heavily affected by tradition. As a result, Berlin Fashion Week distinguishes itself from the fashion weeks in Milan, Paris, London, and New York, forging a route that is not only progressive but also revolutionary. Berlin Fashion Week promotes interchange, inspiration, and visibility within the industry through the actual assembly of designers, reporters, buyers, and creatives - not only for established but also for up-and-coming industry leaders.

Berlin Fashion Week also provides networking possibilities as well as a broad content schedule on the latest fashion, business, sustainability, technology, and beauty trends. The W.E4.FASHION DAY brings together four designers to present their latest collections at the Verti Music Hall: Rebekka Ruetz, Danny Reinke, Marcel Ostertag, and Kilian Kerner. The Fashion Council Germany e.V.'s Studio2Retail project, which is also being implemented in collaboration with the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy, and Industry, brings the Fashion Week atmosphere to the entire city: fashion shows, events, and pop-ups at various locations take visitors all over the city's places to be.

Fashion Week Berlin in July 2023 aims to be a one-of-a-kind event that displays Berlin's creative power and innovative capacity. With an emphasis on diversity, sustainability, and innovation, Berlin is presenting itself as a fashion industry leader and invites designers, buyers, press, and creatives from around the world to participate in this remarkable event.

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What is 'Le Bal des Débutantes'? The world's most coveted event for royal heirs!

The Bal des Débutantes, typically shortened to simply as "le Bal," is an annual debutante faction and fashion event held in Paris in November which brings together between 20 and 25 debutantes aged 16 to 22.

The next edition of Le Bal des Débutantes will be held on 25th November 2023.

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The ball originated as a social event on July 10, 1958, in the Orangery of the Château de Versailles. There were fifty debutantes in total, all of whom were Americans. André Malraux bestowed permission to use the Orangery for the 1959 ball, which was funded by Parisian fashion and perfume businesses. A total of 150 young women participated. Due to the May 1968 worker rebellion in France, the event was canceled in 1968 and was not staged again for several decades.

The ball was reintroduced in 1992 as a fashion event by invitation by Ophélie Renouard. From 1992 through 2012, it was held every year at the Hôtel de Crillon, As a result, the "Crillon Ball" became popular. It is currently referred to as "le Bal".

Le Bal is also a couture event; the gowns are fashion show outfits, and the team at le Bal works hard to pick the best ones.

The Bal des Débutantes, typically shortened to simply as "le Bal," is an annual debutante faction and fashion event held in Paris in November which brings together between 20 and 25 debutantes aged 16 to 22.

From 2000 through 2003, le Bal welcomed a winner from the French magazine Jalouse's annual contest. Each one was chosen based on an application.

Know who can participate in le Bal Débutan and the idiosyncrasies of this fundraising event

• The invitation as a débutante is based on an attractive look, intelligence, and renowned parents. The debutantes are frequently from well-known families in entertainment, the business world, or politics.

• During their Press Meet, the debutantes typically discuss the joy of wearing couture gowns, the charity part of the event, and the opportunity to meet girls from various nations.

• The majority of the contestants must practice wearing exquisite couture gowns by exchanging prevalent teen fashion items for 'heels, tiaras and haute couture gowns worth up to £30,000 each'.

• A cavalier follows each debutante. He could be a young man chosen by her, such as a sibling, cousin, acquaintance, or partner. However, approximately half of the debutantes, particularly those from abroad, do not bring their own cavaliers and instead rely on the Bal organisers to find a cavalier. Renouard, the organiser, has noted that selecting the cavaliers based on their ages, languages spoken, heights, and potential backgrounds usually results in an optimal match for the debutantes.

• The event introduces its invited debutantes, who are usually the daughters of well-known families, to the world of high fashion. It can also be perceived as an opportunity for fashion houses to improve recognition for their brands.

• The young women are dressed in exquisite couture gowns by European and international fashion brands. They are all wearing jewelry by the same jeweler. Some fashion houses crafted special ball gowns for the day.

The Opening dance

Every year since 2005, a debutante has opened the dancing with a waltz.

This is followed by a waltz featuring all of the fathers and debutantes. The fathers then relinquish their daughters to the cavaliers, and the waltz is replaced by contemporary music performed live by a live band. The debs then return their gowns and diamonds. The evening concludes with the debutantes and their cavaliers clubbing.

The year-wise list of royals who opened the dance at le Bal:

2005: Bianca Brandolini d'Adda with the master of ceremony, Prince Charles-Philippe d'Orléans

2006: Xiaodan Chen with Stéphane Bern

2007: Maria Abou Nader with Stéphane Bern

2008: Bruce Willis and Alain Delon launched le Bal together, leading Scout Larue Willis in Lacroix Haute Couture and Anouchka Delon in Elie Saab Haute Couture, with the waltz from Luchino Visconti's film Il Gattopardo

2009: Autumn Whitaker with Forest Whitaker, and Jasmine Li with Stéphane Bern

2011: Tallulah Willis with Bruce Willis

2012: Sophia Rose Stallone in Elie Saab Haute Couture with Sylvester Stallone

2014: Princess Elizabeth of Bourbon-Parma in Alexis Mabille Haute Couture with Prince Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma

2015: Iman Perez with Vincent Perezand Countess Gloria de Limburg-Stirum with Count Thierry de Limburg-Stirum

2016: Countess Angélique de Limburg-Stirum and her father Thierry de Limburg-Stirum opened the ball, followed by Yu Hang and Elle Beatty.

2017: Ava Philippe in Giambattista Valli haute couture danced with her escort, Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur. The two danced to a song from the film La La Land.

2018: True Whitaker and her father Forest Whitaker opened le Bal, along with then Annabel Yao and her cavalier Jean de Croÿ-Solre and Gabrielle de Pourtalès and Stéphane Bern.

2019: French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo's daughter Stella Belmondo opened le Bal with Stéphane Bern, followed by Shanaya Kapoor and Iglesias twins Victoria and Cristina.

2022: The French Royal Princess Hélène of Orléans opened le Bal with her father the Duke of Chartres, followed by Wenhao Cai and her father the Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang and Leah Behn, the daughter of the Royal Princess Martha Louise of Norway, and Stéphane Bern

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The 16th edition of India Couture Week will include sixteen designers.

From July 25 to August 2, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) will host the 16th edition of India Couture Week (ICW) in collaboration with Hyundai in the national capital of Delhi.

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Sixteen of India's top couturiers will take part in the India Couture Week.

In a statement, Tarun Garg, chief operating officer at Hyundai Motor India Ltd, stated, "This powerful partnership celebrates the harmonious blend of two vibrant industries, encapsulating the very essence of Indian craftsmanship and culture." We hope to highlight designs that go beyond aesthetics through our collaboration, as well as create a platform that brings talented Indian artistry to the forefront."

"This edition of India Couture Week encapsulates the spirit of celebration, paying homage to the skilled artisans whose craftsmanship forms the very backbone of Indian fashion," Sunil Sethi, chairman of FDCI, stated. The designers' special collections will create unforgettable narratives that will serve as a monument to our country's rich cultural tapestry."

Participating designers at ICW include Anamika Khanna, Dolly J, Falguni Shane Peacock, Gaurav Gupta, JJ Valaya, Kunal Rawal, Rahul Mishra, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rimzim Dadu, Ritu Kumar, Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna, Rose Room, Samant Chauhan, Shantnu Nikhil, Suneet Varma, Tarun Tahiliani, and Varun Bahl.

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