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Do not fill this in! ===Fashion=== [[File:BAFWEEK planetario.jpg|thumb|A fashion show at the [[Galileo Galilei planetarium|Planetarium]] in 2013, as part of [[BAFWEEK]].]] Buenos Aires' inhabitants have been historically characterized as "fashion-conscious".<ref>{{cite book|last=Espsäter|first=María M.|date=8 August 2014|title=Uruguay Focus: Includes Montevideo, Punta del Este, Colonia del Sacramento|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RspUBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA92|publisher=Footprint Travel Guides|page=92|isbn=978-1909268722|access-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208055820/https://books.google.com/books?id=RspUBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA92|archive-date=8 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Davies|first1=Catherine|last2=Owen|first2=Hilary|last3=Brewster|first3=Claire|date=3 January 2007|title=South American Independence: Gender, Politics, Text|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RiAkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA266|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=266|isbn=978-1846316845|access-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208055820/https://books.google.com/books?id=RiAkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA266|archive-date=8 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Greenberg|first1=Arnold|last2=Tristan|first2=Linda|year=1999|title=Buenos Aires and the Best of Argentina Alive!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W0yQXYargRMC&pg=RA1-PA1992|publisher=Hunter Publishing|page=1992|isbn=978-1556508813|access-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208055820/https://books.google.com/books?id=W0yQXYargRMC&pg=RA1-PA1992|archive-date=8 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> National designers display their collections annually at the [[Buenos Aires Fashion Week]] (BAFWEEK) and related events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vos.lavoz.com.ar/content/bafweek-celebra-en-grande |title=BAFWeek cumple 10 años |date=17 February 2011 |publisher=Vos.lavoz.com.ar |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326071741/http://vos.lavoz.com.ar/content/bafweek-celebra-en-grande |archive-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Inevitably being a season behind, it fails to receive much international attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argentinaindependent.com/life-style/fashion/top-5-argentine-fashion-designers/|title=Top 5 Argentine Fashion Designers|last1=Roberts|first1=Mhairi|date=6 July 2011|publisher=[[The Argentina Independent]]|access-date=1 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911161828/http://www.argentinaindependent.com/life-style/fashion/top-5-argentine-fashion-designers/|archive-date=11 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nevertheless, the city remains an important regional fashion capital. According to [[Global Language Monitor]], {{As of|2017|lc=y}} the city is the 20th leading fashion capital in the world, ranking second in [[Latin America]] after [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.languagemonitor.com/fashion-capitals/new-york-bests-paris-for-2017-top-global-fashion-capital-title/|title=New York Bests Paris for 2017 Top Global Fashion Capital Title|date=September 2017|access-date=26 April 2018|publisher=[[Global Language Monitor]]|location=Austin, Texas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426145040/https://www.languagemonitor.com/fashion-capitals/new-york-bests-paris-for-2017-top-global-fashion-capital-title/|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Buenos Aires was appointed as the first [[UNESCO]] City of Design,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D28228%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717225831/http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28228&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2012 |title=Buenos Aires, Argentina appointed UNESCO City of Design |publisher=Portal.unesco.org |access-date=2 May 2012 }}</ref> and received this title once again in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001592/159264e.pdf |title=Buenos Aires: UNESCO City of Design |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607214850/http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001592/159264e.pdf |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2015, the Buenos Aires International Fashion Film Festival Buenos Aires (BAIFFF) takes place, sponsored by the city and [[Mercedes-Benz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/llega-baifff-el-primer-festival-de-fashion-films-de-argentina|title=Llega BAIFFF, el Primer Festival de Fashion Films de la Argentina|date=7 April 2015|publisher=Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires|access-date=1 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917153145/http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/llega-baifff-el-primer-festival-de-fashion-films-de-argentina|archive-date=17 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The government of the city also organizes La Ciudad de Moda ("The City of Fashion"), an annual event that serves as a platform for emerging creators and attempts to boost the sector by providing management tools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/la-ciudad-de-moda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216175934/http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/la-ciudad-de-moda|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2016|title=La Ciudad de MODA|date=March 2016|publisher=Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref> The fashionable [[neighborhood]] of Palermo, particularly the area known as [[Palermo Soho|Soho]], is where the latest fashion and design trends are presented.<ref name="barriosfashion"/> The "''sub-barrio''" of Palermo Viejo is also a popular port of call for fashion in the city.<ref name="hedonist"/> An increasing number of young, independent designers are also setting up their own shops in Bohemian San Telmo, known for its wide variety of markets and antique shops.<ref name="barriosfashion"/> Recoleta, on the other hand, is the epicenter of branches of exclusive and upscale fashion houses.<ref name="barriosfashion">{{cite web|url=http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/barrios-distritos-y-eventos|title=Barrios, distritos y eventos|date=13 June 2014 |publisher=Autonomous City of Buenos Aires|access-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017174501/http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/barrios-distritos-y-eventos|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In particular, [[Avenida Alvear]] is home to the most exclusive representatives of haute couture in the city.<ref name="hedonist">{{cite book|last=Froggatt|first=Charles|date=21 June 2007|title=A Hedonist's Guide to Buenos Aires|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLtMAJoKexEC&pg=PA175|publisher=HG2|page=175|isbn=978-1905428083|access-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208055820/https://books.google.com/books?id=tLtMAJoKexEC&pg=PA175|archive-date=8 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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