Almaty hosts fashion week for Central Asian, Chinese designers
By ANIThursday, May 21, 2009
ALMATY - Designers from Central Asia gathered in Kazakhstan’s Almaty city recently to showcase their designs and styles.
The event, which is now in its seventh year, also showcased Almaty as Central Asia’s cosmopolitan cultural center.
The event showcased ready-to wear collections for Autumn-Winter 2009-2010 and also featured designers from China and Europe.
There was a decidedly Kazakh flavour to the collection shown by local designer Zhadira Shakieva this year.
Shakieva said that she tried to combine the beauty of women with the Kazakh national character.
Chinese designer Vong Yu Tau showcased his latest designs in Almaty.
He described Kazakhstan as an important trading partner for China, and added that the fashion business is no exception.
Most models on the catwalk came from Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Three days of catwalks were arranged, as well as beauty therapy master classes and a regional stylists’ competition.
Castings were held earlier at the Hotel Kazakhstan to select the models that will make it onto the catwalk. Around 500 models from Central Asian countries came for the selection procedure.
This year’s Fashion Week theme was “Litzedeiki”, which translated loosely means ‘female deceitfulness’. (ANI)
