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Bread & Butter Bids Farewell to Barcelona
BARCELONA
-- Last week's edition of Bread & Butter Barcelona proved to be its last.
The sportswear and contemporary apparel show hosted eight shows over four years here. Organizers said 800 brands exhibited at the show, representing a decline of 160 brands. The number of visitors fell by approximately 9,200 to 79,942. The show concluded its three-day session on Jan. 23.
"All in all, we were able to greet more than 600,000 visitors in Barcelona during the last four years here," said Karl-Heinz Muller, who founded and organizes the show. "We advanced to become the international leading trade show for street and urbanwear in Europe. Barcelona was a great choice. However, it's time to move on."
Muller did not indicate where future shows would take place. However, he subsequently revealed the show will return to its hometown of Berlin and hold future shows at the abandoned Tempelhof airport. (See accompanying sidebar.)
Denim companies exhibiting at the show pushed for simplicity and a back-to-basics approach, while luxury vendors stressed quality. Women's fashion trends ran the gamut of silhouettes, from roomy boyfriend styles and Seventies-inspired flares to straight and skinny drainpipes with rip-and-repair treatments in worn, roughed-up washes and a stiffer, more resistant denim.
"There are lots of options and they're all important looks," said You Nguyen, senior vice...