Berta Bridal
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| Industry | Fashion |
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| Products | Wedding Dresses |
| Website | Official website |
Berta Bridal is an Israeli based fashion house that expertise in luxury bridal fashion. The sole designer of the fashion house is Berta Balilti (born December 11, 1964). Berta is an Israeli designer, with Egyptian origins (was born in Cairo and lived there until the age of 3).
History
Berta Balilti, a graduate of Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Tel Aviv (graduated in 1991), founded the fashion house in 2004, in the city of Ashdod, Israel.[1] Today, Berta Bridal operates internationally, with over 70 retailers from all over the world, including North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, and is also stocked by Saks 5th Avenue and Nordstrom.
In Popular Culture
Among the celebrities that wore a Berta Bridal dress for their wedding you can find Ludovica Caramis, Alex Murrel, Alex Morgan, Nicolette Van Dam, Merve Bolugur and former Miss UK Nieve Jennings. Israeli actress Moran Atias had several custom designed evening dresses by Berta Bridal for a few red carpet events she attended in the USA.[2][3] Berta Bridal also participates in the new TLC reality show Brides Gone Styled, which was scheduled to air in the US in June 2015. Miss USA Olivia Jordan wore a Berta gown for the Miss Universe 2015 competition that took place in Las Vegas on December 20, 2015. Olivia wore a custom Berta design for the top 10 evening gowns round.[4] Kaitlyn Bristowe, star of ABC's The Bachelorette (season 11) had a Berta dress for her engagement pictures to Shawn Booth.[5] Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, star of The Bold and The Beautiful, wore a sparkling ball gown style BERTA dress to the Daytime Emmy Award on May 1, 2016, and was chosen among the best dressed of the red carpet event.[6] Famous Polish top model and Victoria's Secret angel Magdalena Frackowiak was chosen to be the new face for the BERTA F/W 2016 ad campaign.
Awards
A Berta Bridal design was chosen by Colin Cowie as one of the top 10 dresses from the April 2015 New York Bridal Fashion Week.[7] Berta Bridal presented their S/S 2016 bridal collection at The Plaza Hotel during the October 2015 bridal fashion week in New York.[8] The runway drove inspiration from the regal look of the 18th century, which also used as inspiration for the collection itself. Headpiece designer Maria Elena Headpieces designed custom crowns especially for the show, followed by the same inspiration. The most recent BERTA collection was presented at the famous Harvard Club of New York on April 15, 2016, during the Spring New York Bridal Market.
Berta was recognized recently by The New York Times as one of the main bridal designers who caused a big shift in the bridal fashion world - to a more sexy and bold style of dresses.[9]
References
- ^ Awa, Sade. "PERFECTLY STYLED INTERVIEW WITH BERTA". The Bridal Circle. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Haleli Avraham, Ifat. "Far from Zion: Moran Atias starring in NY". MAKO. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Walla, Celebs. "Moran Atias is Tight With Robert De Niro". Walla. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Norwin, Alyssa. "Miss Universe 2015: The Top 10 Slay In Gorgeous Evening Gowns". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Becker, Amanda. "Exclusive: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth's Engagement Photos and Their Upcoming Wedding Plans". BRIDES. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Weatherby, Taylor. "Daytime Emmys 2016: Karrueche Tran & More Rock The Red Carpet — Pics". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Cowie, Colin. "10 BEST DRESSES FROM BRIDAL FASHION WEEK". Colin Cowie Weddings. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Saumell, Jaclyn. "See Berta's Sexy Regal Wedding Dresses for Fall 2016". The Knot. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ SHAPIRO, BEE. "The Sexy Bride Look and the Designers Behind Them". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2016.