Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In order to implement the tasks of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan during a visit to Kashkadarya region on 13-14 December 2018, including turning Shakhrisabz into a "City of Festivals" from 21 to 22 March, the II International Festival of National Clothes was successfully held during the celebration Navruz, in Shakhrisabz.

Local and foreign designers from Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Georgia participated in the event, the press service of the State Committee for Development of Tourism of the Republic of Uzbekistan said.

In the framework of the festival, in the pavilions, based on national dishes, traditions, clothes of each city and region, sumalak holidays, acrobats and wrestlers’ competitions were held, folklore dance ensembles, master classes in national cuisine, as well as master classes by foreign designers for beginning designers were presented. .

The national fabrics of Tashkent and Ferghana, Khorezm chapans, unique jewelry, gold embroidered Bukhara costumes, clothes embroidered in the traditions of Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya gave unprecedented beauty and elegance to collections of dresses.

“The authoritative jury assessed the suit’s suitability for fashion trends, the use of fabrics, work with color and the competitor’s ability to create a suit that is comfortable and beautiful. We found it very difficult to choose: there were many participants and many of them showed decent collections. We saw many interesting color combinations This time there were a lot of men’s collections and a lot of women’s collections,” Dilyara Sadriev (director of the Council of Modedt Fashion) from Russia said.

At the end of the festival, a solemn closing ceremony was held and 3 best designers of the Golden Needle and the best model of the Bibi Awards were awarded, as well as winners in a number of nominations.

The "Golden Needle" of II International Festival of National Clothing are.

Katya Zabolotnova (Kyrgyzstan)

Iroda Agzamhuja (Uzbekistan)

Edilova Aliya (Kyrgyzstan)

Ayna Izbasar (Turkmenistan)

The winners of the awards of II International Festival of National Clothes are:

Miss Shahrisabz - Madumarova Kumushhon (Uzbekistan)

Bibihanum Award - Baltabaev Shahzad (Kyrgyzstan)

Top Model - Kamolov Diyora (Uzbekistan)

Fest Girl - Sitora Islomova (Uzbekistan)

 “I’m not a great professional in the field of fashion, and I’m present here for the first time, but I really liked the show. It’s obvious that they have been preparing for it for a long time. Everything has passed at the international level. I think it’s very cool and cool! Our country needs to develop further” - shared Timur Muratov, the guest of the evening. It is also worth noting the work of stylists who collected hair into models in a neat high bun, braiding from behind a braid. And also made a light, discreet make-up, which was universal for such a variety of outfits, said the guest.

The national fabrics of Tashkent and Ferghana, unique jewelry and cut of Khorezm’s chapans, rich gold-embroidery equipment of Bukhara, architecture and facilities of Samarkand, colorful embroidery of Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya, as well as authentic ornaments of Karakalpakia, were seen by the audience in clothes from local and foreign designers.

The festival included the signing of a memorandum between the State Committee for Tourism Development of Uzbekistan and NGOs Shanghai Organization of Cooperation in Uzbekistan on the subject of regular cultural and artistic activities in Uzbekistan in the SCO countries for the development of public diplomacy to exchange experience in the field of education and tourism.