Historical Fashion Shows Series Held Its Last Event
Organized by Mardin Textile Industrialists Association (MTSD), the event, which is the last of MHGF’s Historical Fashion Shows series, met with the audience in the Ancient City of Dara.
The last event of the Historical Fashion Shows Project was held in Mardin. The organization was initiated by the Fashion and Ready-to-Wear Federation in 2013 in cooperation with Istanbul Aydın University and titled “The Sun Rises from Nemrut” in Adıyaman, “Göbeklitepe, the Secret of the Beginning” in Şanlıurfa, “Topkapı 1453” in Istanbul, “Zeugma” in Gaziantep, “Kars, the Gate of 22 Civilizations” in Kars Castle and Kars Ani Ruins.
The organization was attended by the board members of MHGF in Turkey, the presidents of its member associations, MTSD members, non-governmental organizations in Mardin, academicians, sector representatives and the citizens of the region. In addition, the students, who designed the clothes, presented the clothes in which the motifs of the civilizations living in the city were embroidered to the audience at the fashion show, including models such as Özge Ulusoy. The fashion show, where a total of 30 outfits were exhibited, attracted great interest from the participants.
‘‘A concrete example of university-industry cooperation’’
In his speech, Hüseyin Öztürk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MHGF, expressed that not only a fashion show was staged, but also that they took young people to the memories of the civilizations that lived. Stating that the fashion show, which was worked hard in this context, excited them very much, Öztürk continued as follows, ‘‘A serious work has been realized in the process of bringing yesterday’s experiences together with today’s youth and carrying them to tomorrow. At the same time, this project was an important concrete example of university-industry cooperation.’’
‘‘Mardin continues to develop rapidly and ambitiously’’
MTSD President Ahmet Azun stated the following regarding the organization; ‘‘Mardin is a city with an ancient history that has hosted many civilizations, a center of many cultures living in peace and tranquility, and a city that is gradually shining. On the other hand, with the breakthroughs it has made in recent years, it is rapidly progressing towards becoming an important production center in the fields of textile and ready-to-wear clothing. As MTSD, we are honored to support and be a stakeholder in the ‘Mardin, Woven with Stone, Kneaded with Love’ collection.’’Nihal Bolkol, Lecturer and Head of Fashion Design Department at IAU Anadolu Bil Vocational School, said, ‘‘Within the scope of the project, our students are given multidimensional and interdisciplinary education. This project, which meets with the audience, undertakes an important task to promote our cultural richness.’’ and thanked MHGF and MTSD. At the end of the event, plaques were presented to the young people who took part.
