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In picture: Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week trade fair

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Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, the unique bridal event consisting of fashion shows and a professional trade fair, closed the doors of its 26th edition on Sunday, following six days of celebration. Are you interested in seeing what took place at the Barcelona Bridal Fashion Fair, or curious to see what went on at the 3-day event where more than 250 brands presented their collections to 16,100 professional visitors? FashionUnited gathered a digital impression of the trade fair through photographs and a film below.

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Organisers estimate that over 18,000 people visited BBFW this year, a 12 percent increase from 2015. In total, 260 exhibitors attended the trade fair this seas - a 13 percent increase compared to last year's participants.

The trade show attracted even more international visitors this season as well, 58 percent of attendees came from aboard, a 8 percent increase on 2015. In addition, 650 key buyers attend the event - which is more than double the number from 2015 - hailing from 40 countries. The majority of the buyers hailed from the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy - countries which are considered to be key this year in the internationalisation strategy.

21 fashion houses presented 500 creations for spring/summer 2017 on the runway. More on the BBFW Fashion Shows, here.

Photos: FashionUnited

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