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Various of shops in gay neighbourhood 2. Various of homosexual couple entering \"By\" bridal store 3. Various of couple trying on suits4. Coat hangers5. Various of couple trying on suits6. Set up shot of Antonio...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eBarcelona, May 29, 2007 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of shops in gay neighbourhood \u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of homosexual couple entering \"By\" bridal store \u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of couple trying on suits\u003cbr/\u003e4. Coat hangers\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of couple trying on suits\u003cbr/\u003e6. Set up shot of Antonio Alvarado, Fashion Designer \u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Antonio Alvarado, fashion designer\u003cbr/\u003e\"Even though this business is intended for gay weddings it doesn't exclude any other situation. Sometimes a man needs to buy a suit for a wedding or any other social event. At present there isn't in the market a men's bridal store where you can buy tailor made designer clothes  and where you can chose everything from the type of fabric to its colour.\" 6. Various shots of homosexual couple choosing fabrics and being measured for their bridal suits.\" \u003cbr/\u003e8. Various of couple looking at fabric samples\u003cbr/\u003e9. Various of man being measured for suit\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Santiago Porrero, owner of \"By\" bridal store \"Here we offer our customers everything from head to toe so they can look great on their wedding day. They can buy a suit, shirt, shoes, jewellery. Everything they need to look great on such a special day.\" \u003cbr/\u003e11. Various of couple looking at wedding rings \u003cbr/\u003e12. Various of couple at gay hair salon \u003cbr/\u003e13. Exterior of \"Axel\" gay hotel \u003cbr/\u003e14. Various of roof terrace \u003cbr/\u003e15. Set up of Samuel Cao and Juan Manuel Cuesta \u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Samuel Cao, groom-to-be \"I came to Barcelona two years ago and I meet Jose one year after that. We fell in love and decided to get married as a sign of our love and also to be legally united like any other couple. It was a very important decision that we both made.\" \u003cbr/\u003e17. Couple sitting and drinking\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Juan Manuel Cuesta, groom-to-be \"I was looking for an elegant yet not conventional suit for my wedding. And with this new store I feel very well advised by people that also share my lifestyle. It is ideal to find something special for my wedding day.\" \u003cbr/\u003e19. Various of lesbian couple at shop \u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Sylvie and Maritere, lesbian couple \"Syilvie: I think that is great that gay guys have now a bridal store specially dedicated to them but I also think that there should also be a store for us girls wanting to get married as well. Don't you think so? Maritere: I totally agree!\" \u003cbr/\u003e21. Various of fashion show at Barcelona Bridal Week\u003cbr/\u003e22. Various of backstage \u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Maria Eugenia Castaďż˝eda, VOXPOP: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I think that is great that a modern city like Barcelona is the chosen place to open the (gay bridal) store. But if we talk about being equal  gay or heterosexual men should dress the same way. With this kind of store gay men are also discriminating themselves.\" \u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Llorens Ferrer, VOXPOP:\u003cbr/\u003e \"I think that is fantastic that a cosmopolitan city like Barcelona has now the first gay bridal store because this city is a world reference when it comes to tolerance and open-mindness. A store like this was very necessary.\" \u003cbr/\u003eVarious of fashion show at Barcelona Bridal Week\u003cbr/\u003e25. Designer Antonio Alvarado at fashion show \u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Antonio Alvarado, fashion designer.  \"I think that there is a great deal of people - homosexual or not - with a special sensibility when it comes to fashion. This is a more common thing among gay men but also with heterosexuals. To sum it up we want to attract clients with that kind of sensibility who want to be exclusively dressed instead of those choosing mass produced clothes. \" \u003cbr/\u003e27.Various shots of homosexual wedding \u003cbr/\u003eA wedding store that bills itself as Europe's first for homosexual men opened in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Wednesday (30 May 2007).\u003cbr/\u003eApart from the clothes, the shop called simply \"by\", provides shoes, jewellery and personalized bed linen for Spain's happy couples. \u003cbr/\u003eThe city of Barcelona is considered to be one of the gay Meccas in Europe. \u003cbr/\u003eSet by the Mediterranean Sea, its combination of stylish architecture, international fashion and animated nightlife has made it a favourite destination among homosexual men from all over the world. \u003cbr/\u003eThe gay district stands at the town centre, where anything from a luxury hotel, a hair salon, a travel agency or a pet shop dedicated to gays can be found. \u003cbr/\u003e\"By\", perhaps the world's first wedding store for gay men, is the latest addition to that list. \u003cbr/\u003eThe shop is aimed at giving homosexual couples a specialised place to purchase outfits and accessories for their wedding day.\u003cbr/\u003eApart from the clothes, \"By\" also provides shoes, jewellery and personalized bed linen. \u003cbr/\u003eSantiago Alvarado is one of the five top fashion designers whose collection can be found at the store. \u003cbr/\u003eHe has dressed some of Spain's most famous artists such as Pedro Almodovar or Carmen Maura. \u003cbr/\u003eHe has also been offered a space to display his designs at Barcelona's Bridal Fashion Week, one of the top events in Europe's fashion calendar. \u003cbr/\u003eStore owner Santiago Porrero was born in Mexico and moved to Barcelona seven years ago. \u003cbr/\u003eAn MBA in business administration, he considers that the concept of his business doesn't apply just to homosexuals, but to any man wanting to get a personalized wedding outfit. \u003cbr/\u003eHe thinks that the Mediterranean city is the ideal location for his store because of its open-minded atmosphere as well as being an important touristic destination for gays. \u003cbr/\u003eSamuel Cao and Juan Manuel Cuesta have been together for one year. \u003cbr/\u003eSamuel works in a bank and his partner Juan Manuel is a graphic designer. \u003cbr/\u003eThey will get married next June at a small fishing village north of Barcelona. 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