BAFWEEK | |
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Genre | clothing and fashion exhibitions |
Frequency | semi-annually |
Location(s) | Buenos Aires |
Inaugurated | 2001 [1] |
Attendance | 40,000 people [2] |
Organised by | La Nación, La Rural, APSA Centros Comerciales [3] |
Website |
bafweek |
BAFWEEK (abbreviation for Buenos Aires Fashion Week, also stylized as BAFWeek) is a biannual clothing trade show held mainly in La Rural fairgrounds, Buenos Aires. Argentina's most important fashion event, [4] [5] BAFWEEK showcases both leading brands and emerging designers. [6] [7] In addition, the Semillero UBA BAFWEEK (UBA BAFWEEK) competition is held, where fashion design students from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) are chosen by a panel of experts to present their collections at the event with financial support from Paseo Alcorta. [8] [9] [10]