stitched  Fashion made in Mongolia   Jens Rötzsch: Goyol 2006, Backstage, 2005 © Jens Rötzsch, BerlinLandscapes of green grass, vast deserts, high skies, caravans, nomads and yurts – thus Mongolia is traditionally depicted. That the camels have been replaced by lorries, that nomads utilise solar cells to generate the electricity for their TV sets, that Ulaanbaatar with almost one million inhabitants has developed from a dull and grey accumulation of housing complexes into a lively city, where imaginative colourful, sometimes shrill fashion is being created – these are surprising views and insights.An exceedingly lively and autonomous fashion scene has emerged in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar within the last 15 years. Once a year in December, the international fashion festival "Goyol" takes place, where the latest trends are presented. Although several Mongolian designers are already present on international cat-walks, the scene is still largely unknown in Europe. The exhibition "stitched – Fashion made in Mongolia" presents some of Mongolia's leading fashion designers. Besides individual positions such as Soyolmaa and Enkhchimeg, we also present "Chimbai", a studio cooperating with the Museum of National Costumes. This collaboration is exemplary for the education, development and innovation in the Mongolian fashion scene: The spectrum of their activities spans from the cultivation of traditions and the scientific research into the ethnical differences of traditional costumes, training in handicraft, to unique, contemporary creations and the organisation of fashion shows. "Chimbai", one among a number of similar institutions in Ulaanbaatar, attends to and advises young designers also after their graduation from the fashion department. The exhibition will chiefly present examples from collections referring to elements of Mongolian traditional costumes; the rediscovery of certain details, cuts or materials and their transformation into modern, contemporary and wearable fashion lies in the centre of the exhibition’s interest. "stitched – Fashion made in Mongolia" is a part of the exhibition series "Fashion Worlds", which also included the very successful exhibitions "Arabian Worlds – Fashion Worlds" and "Sand and Silk. Fashion made in Africa" that the ifa galleries in Berlin and Stuttgart have been presenting. http://cms.ifa.de/en/ausstellungen/ausstellungen-in-deutschland/past-exhibitions/2006/stitched/

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