Buenos Aires Fashion Week
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The Buenos Aires Fashion Week (BAFWeek) is Argentina
's most important fashion event, held at La Rural Fairgrounds, Buenos Aires
. It takes place each February
(for fall/winter collections) and August
(for spring/summer collections).
BAFWeek is a good chance for both national and international designers to display their collections. It was first held in 2001, and lasts four days. It features daily fashion shows, and around 30 showrooms where designers showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, and men's and women's clothes. BAFWeek supports University of Buenos Aires
(UBA) fashion students through the Seed Plot contest, so they can show their first collection together with the famous designers.
Some famous designers that displayed their collections in BAFWeek include: Prüne, Sarkany, Cook, Puma AG, Wanama, Rapsodia,
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
's most important fashion event, held at La Rural Fairgrounds, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. It takes place each February
February
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years...
(for fall/winter collections) and August
August
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first...
(for spring/summer collections).
BAFWeek is a good chance for both national and international designers to display their collections. It was first held in 2001, and lasts four days. It features daily fashion shows, and around 30 showrooms where designers showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, and men's and women's clothes. BAFWeek supports University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
(UBA) fashion students through the Seed Plot contest, so they can show their first collection together with the famous designers.
Some famous designers that displayed their collections in BAFWeek include: Prüne, Sarkany, Cook, Puma AG, Wanama, Rapsodia,