LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Knot, the
nation's leading wedding resource, will bring top bridal designers
and salon buyers together this weekend for the first-ever Los
Angeles–based bridal fashion trade show, Couture LA. This
trade-only event will run from Sunday,
August 24, to Monday, August
25, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. P.T.
at the famed Siren Studios on Sunset Boulevard.
"For 18 years and 36 seasons, Couture has helped establish
some of the most iconic names in the wedding business at our New
York–based show. We are thrilled to be able to answer the needs of
our West Coast industry partners by launching a high-quality bridal
fashion event in Los Angeles. This
is consistent with our mission to connect retailers, designers and
brides in innovative ways," said Jennifer
Davidson, global fashion director of The Knot. "We are
committed to supporting the vibrancy of the wedding fashion
industry. Couture LA helps launch new designers, helps stores
expand their collections and, ultimately, helps to connect brides
with gowns that fit their unique wedding style."
Launches at Couture LA include reality TV star Desiree Hartsock's collection for Maggie Sottero and Allure Bridals's Madison James collection. Couture LA will
feature designers Pronovias, Rosa
Clara, Kenneth Winston,
Essense of Australia, Mori Lee by Madeline
Gardner, Allure Bridals, Jasmine Bridals, Maggie Sottero, Paloma
Blanca, Sincerity Bridal/Justin
Alexander, Mon Cheri and Sottero & Midgley, among
others. The showings will be held in a hip exhibit space—a
30,000-square-foot Hollywood
soundstage. Designers, buyers, stylists, media and industry leaders
will view collections, make selections and kick off the fall
wedding fashion buying season.
Couture LA and Couture New York are valuable pieces of The Knot
in its overall wedding fashion strategy, which includes leading
wedding fashion mobile app, Wedding LookBook by The Knot;
fashion-driven wedding magazine, The Knot; and the world's
largest collection of wedding dresses online,
TheKnot.com/fashion.
About The Knot
The Knot is the nation's leading
wedding resource, reaching nearly every couple in America through
the #1 wedding website, TheKnot.com; award-winning mobile
apps; The Knot national and local wedding magazines; as
well as books and syndicated columns. The Knot is the flagship
brand of XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO; http://www.xogroupinc.com), the
premier consumer Internet and media company devoted to weddings,
pregnancy and everything in between, providing young couples with
the trusted information, products and advice they need to guide
them through the most transformative events of their lives. Follow
The Knot on Twitter @TheKnot.
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Contact:
Caty
Bennett
Public Relations Manager
973-714-7483
cbennett@xogrp.com
Jennifer Davidson
Global Fashion Director
210-416-5946
jdavidson@xogrp.com
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