Fashion is a platform for an individual, retailer, or country to grow. The industry has been running successfully for a long time now. Uzbekistan is a small country with many fashion wonders.
Time and fashion are ever-changing things. People have invented clothes since the dawn of time to look better or to be more stylish, and for many other reasons. There are a variety of dresses and ways to wear them in each part of the world. The clothes are not the same in every part of the planet. In ancient times, people may not have called it fashion or something of the sort, but as they evolved beyond just clothing to cover the body, they would have started experimenting with their looks through clothing and accessories. Today’s article will consist of the fashion scene in Uzbekistan.
Just as everything is becoming both global and local simultaneously, so is fashion as well. Silk roads were associated with camel caravans on dusty desert tracks, and there was an old silk road. Those days seem long gone. It is hard for you not to notice the new Uzbekistan and new Silk Road in any Central Asian country, including Uzbekistan. A new Uzbekistan is becoming more and more connected with global fashion trends. The fact that Uzbekistan is the largest producer of cotton gives it an advantage in producing quality fabrics. There were a lot of emperors attempting to invade Uzbekistan as nomadic invaders. Their culture was left behind and Uzbekistan evolved into a melting pot of different cultures.
Almost all international textile practices have surpassed local fashion in many parts of the world, but this is not necessarily true for Uzbekistan. This is because of the international reputation of Uzbekistan silk. A close look at the national textiles of Uzbekistan shows some of the most unique and visually compelling examples of Central Asian silk. Suzani, a fabric embroidered with silk threads, and Ikat, woven from hand-spun silk yarn, are examples of these. An embroidery, or Suzani, is a work of art, which tells a story. According to legend, each Suzani named a song after their material. Gulnara Karimova brought style and enabled the emergence of young and bold designers to the century-old textile tradition of Uzbekistan in the modern age. She also rubbed shoulders with international celebrities at top catwalk shows while at the top of her career, managing the luxury brand ‘Guli’. She was house arrested on suspicion of corruption because she was the eldest daughter of the president. Yet Uzbekistan’s fashion industry is still growing despite that. Several young fashion designers are making it big in Uzbekistan, like Saida Amir.
Taking inspiration from Uzbekistan’s century-old textile tradition, Saida Amir infused them with a modern twist and put her personal touch on them. The latest trend in Uzbekistan is contemporary clothing made out of traditional materials. There has been decorative Suzani embroidery in many designer styles used in New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Today in New York and London, these traditional textiles are gaining a contemporary significance, as the Silk Road was once a route for cultural exchange. Therefore, Uzbekistan, which has its own culture of silk and traditional textile, offered up to the new generation of designers to host their designs at international fashion events using the high-quality fabrics made with their new imaginations of the 21st century.
From the 1990s onward, women living in city centers of Uzbekistan have been wearing suits, trousers, and Jeans instead of old clothing. Even the everyday people in Uzbekistan are often seen wearing modern clothing made of traditional fabrics. It doesn’t matter whether the wearer is young or old. In Uzbekistan, however, traditional Uzbek skullcaps, chapans (national costumes), and ethno-bags – bags, enjoy enormous popularity among tourists.
The beauty within Uzbekistan vogue is irreplaceable. Their uniqueness and extraordinary fabrics are the most important key that the fashion world admires.
Source:
https://www.dookinternational.com/blog/fashion-in-uzbekistan-a-mix-of-tradition-and-modern-form/
Image Courtesy:
- https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/uzbekistan-woman
- https://mamanushka.com/design-inspiration-uzbekistan/
- https://www.mir-dmc.com/blog-news/2021/3/23/travel-inspiration-whats-new-in-uzbekistan
Written by Rafiad Ruhi
