Galia Lahav Couture Flagstore Opening in Los Angeles

Photos & story by Karen Ostlund
Renowned couture designer Galia Lahav  unveiled her brand at the new 2-floor Los Angeles flagship store last Thursday, January 28th at 169 North La Brea in Los Angeles. 
Invited guests came to celebrate this historic occasion and meet the designer (in town with her team from Tel Aviv, Israel), Guests sipped on champagne and were the first to see the store as well as the brand of new eveningwear/red carpet collection in person. 

Couture designer Galia Lahav with her bridal gown model

Galia is known as a leader in the bridal industry, having dressed some of the most beautiful brides in the world. Galia Lahav also has the largest social media following in the luxury bridal & evening industry (with over 1.2 million on Instagram, @GaliaLahav).  

The brand has recently expanded into evening wear for the red carpet, with one-of-a-kind gowns seen on everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Carrie Underwood and Vanessa Hudgens.

Model wears Galia Lahav new red carpet collection

 

 

This West Coast namesake flagship joins Bridal Reflections on Fifth Avenue in New York City, which is Galia Lahav's East Coast flagship.

Among guests, center Angela Bassett w/friends

Jennifer Lopez turned to Israeli bridal and evening haute couture design house, Galia Lahav, for an exclusive Christmas masterpiece gown. The American actress is featured in the extravagant dress in People Magazine.

Galia Lahav, the Israeli designer, wrote on a Facebook post that it took “700 working hours and four bottles of vodka” to create the dress. She also posted: “JLO is ROCKING IT big time!”

Jennifer Lopez wears an exclusive dress by Israeli designer Galia Lahav on cover of People Magazine.

Lahav is famous for her lavish gowns for high profile celebrities. British soap opera star Michelle Keegan wore a Lahav wedding gown on her big day, singer Meghan Trainor chose a Lahav gown as her Grammys 2015 outfit, and One Tree Hill’s Jana Kramer has donned Lahav haute couture,as well.