Ashgabat Promotes Turkmen and Iranian Fashion and Textiles

A Turkmen-Iranian exhibition showcasing the two countries' fashion and textile industries has newly opened at the Turkmenistan Academy of Arts. Speaking at the event, Navid Rasouli, Cultural Counselor at the Iranian Embassy in Ashgabat, announced, “The fashion industry is rapidly developing and knows no stagnation as new generations always need updated clothes and stylish images. Iran and Turkmenistan have an opportunity to establish close cooperation in this field. The first joint fashion show and professional skills training can become a basis for demonstrating the international capabilities of both countries and contribute to the expansion of economic ties." Textile companies and famous brands represented in the exhibition, include seven from Iran alongside the Ashgabat Model House of the Ministry of Textile Industry and several other enterprises from Turkmenistan. Comprehensive in its remit, the event brings together designers, embroiderers, needle workers, and weavers allowing visitors to discover a wide range of  fabrics, fashion and accessories currently being created with traditional and modern techniques in both countries. In addition to providing information on courses, the exhibition also offers visitors classes on various types of needlework by Iranian master craftspeople.

French ELLE to be published in Uzbekistan

The world-famous fashion, beauty, lifestyle, health and entertainment magazine, ELLE will now be published in Uzbekistan. Founded in 1945 by Ellen Gordon-Lazarev, ELLE is currently the world's largest fashion magazine, reaching 32 million readers and more than 90 million unique visitors per month on 56 local sites. When social media is taken into account, ELLE has an audience of over 200 million people worldwide. This is the first time a global magazine of this scale is entering the Uzbek market. The publishers have already started hiring workers for the Uzbek representative office. The peculiarity of this edition will be that for the first time an international media brand will be printed in the Uzbek language. The magazine's website and its local social networks will be launched in June, and in September readers will be able to receive the print version of the publication. "ELLE Oʻzbekiston will be the first international publication to produce content in Uzbek," the magazine's representatives said. In total, the publication will be published in three languages: Uzbek, Russian and English.