Soyolmaa Born 1958, 1985 diploma at the Institute for Textile Engineering in Moscow, since 1992 studies in Mongolian traditional costumes, since 1989 successful collections, e.g., "Lady in Red" (1989), "Colourful Gobi" (1996) and "Nostalgia" (2000). Soyolmaa is the most successful and most famous Mongolian fashion designer. She runs a show-room in the centre of Ulaanbaatar, where both her own collections and international labels are on sale. She has studied in the Soviet Union, and received a solid training in handicraft. After finishing her studies, she was working as an industrial designer; after the breakdown of the Soviet Union, she set up for herself and founded her own label. Soyolmaa was co-founder of the Mongolian designers’ association and of the fashion-show "Goyol", which takes place each winter in Ulaanbaatar since 1989. The initial motivation for returning to her native traditions came from the "Star Wars" movie: One of the princesses was wearing a Mongolian national costume, which made clear to her the uniqueness of these traditional costumes. Since then she often uses elements of traditional Mongolian costumes in her collections and utilises domestic materials like silk, wool, leather or fur; nowadays, the Mongolian textile industry is able to supply these fabrics and materials in very good quality. Her collections are characterised by a feminine elegance, free and sometimes unconventional combinations of different materials and a clear line. Soyolmaa has also been presenting examples from her collections in Germany: In 2000, she took part in the Expo in Hannover, in 2001 she presented her collection at the Commerzbank, Berlin (Die Tageszeitung, Berlin, 3rd of July 2001).

Soyolmaa: 2006 collection Soyolmaa: 2006 collection

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