'Street clothes do not motivate me,' says bridal designer
Mireia Vidal, Catalan dressmaker to Spanish Queen, tells of her meteoric rise
Mireia Vidal, Catalan dressmaker to Spanish Queen, tells of her meteoric rise
The wedding fashion industry has reached a benchmark at a global scale. In terms of exports, Spain is only behind China, making 755,000 wedding dresses and earning 507 million euros per year. The bridal business has a total turnover of nearly 13% of the whole Spanish textile sector and the most important part of this comes from Catalonia, which concentrates more than 40% of production. One of the reasons for this is that Catalonia is the home of huge firms such as Pronovias or Rosa Clará, as well as the already established Jesús Peiró or YolanCris brands.