VIVA ESPANHA PETA DOES BARCELONA

The photos sent home to the family from Barcelona were snapped in between running to the lavish catwalk shows and lunch. Yes, we are in Spain and lunch, however snatched, is always on the agenda

Ilove flying into Barcelona to start the catwalk fest, and meeting fellow press is always a pleasure, although on day four my back may tell you a different story. Must remember next year to do some core exercises to build up stomach strength. This year I saw plenty of retailers that I knew, too – The Wedding Club, Browns Brides, Mirror Mirror, Miss Bush, Abigail’s Collection, Morgan Davies and lots I recognised but don’t know by name. SOZ! It was nice to see so many happy faces.

So, apart from saying that the organisation was fantastic, the evening events beautiful and the show staging spectacular, I have to add a huge WOW about the canapes at Rosa Clara!

I thought that I’d just briefly make a few choice comments and get straight into images – as they say, a picture paints a thousand words (do people still say that?). Let’s just crack on then and go for trends.

Firstly, the catwalk shows had models with more natural make up and clean hair, which was great to see: OTT hair and make up are a distraction when you really just want to focus on the dresses, which is, after all, why you are there!

It was great to see fewer accessories this time round, but the ones used were perfectly placed: a big shout out to Halo & Co who graced the catwalk, flying the flag for the UK. And I rediscovered Eli Peacock, another headband designer to look out for. Veils were big and back.