On October 12-14, 2023, the XII season of ASPARA FASHION WEEK under the motto “DIALOGUE OF CULTURES” was held in the exhibition pavilion “SHAKHRISTAN” of the ethnocultural complex “Kone Taraz” in the city of Taraz, Kazakhstan, with great success.
Facebook instagrammed shows could be watched both on the site itself and via the Aspara Fashion Week Youtube channel, live broadcast on Aspara Fashion Week’s Instagram and Facebook pages.
Taraz, once known as the “city of merchants” and stood at the crossroads of great trade routes, world civilisations and cultures, is one of the oldest cities in Kazakhstan, which has more than 2000 years of history. The dust of centuries has covered many ancient cities, but Taraz, perishing and reviving again, as always surprises with special facets of applied art.
In recent times Taraz has acquired new outlines, new structural constructions, but the flavour of mystery and spiritual culture of different peoples and civilisations of the distant past is inherent in it even now. There is no doubt, and we should not forget about it, Taraz is one of the most ancient cities of Kazakhstan. It is attributed to it the primacy in many ways: the first megalopolis, the first mosque built in Kazakhstan, the first madrassa, the first city of Kazakhstan included in the World List of World Craftsmen Cities.
International project “ASPARA FASHION WEEK”, created by the authoritative international fashion designer Aidarkhan Kaliev in early 2017. Thanks to his activities, for the first time in Kazakhstan, international fashion shows were organised and continue to be held with the participation of not only Kazakhstani and Central Asian designers, but also specialists from almost all over the world. ASPARA FASHION WEEK is the world’s first official fashion week, which did not stop working even during the two-year pandemic and continued to function online.
ASPARA FASHION WEEK platform gives the participants of the fashion week not only promotion and status, but also realisation of author’s products in Kazakhstani, Central Asian and European showrooms, franchise opportunities with Chinese manufacturers, direct work with buyers. With each season the number of participants in the International project ASPARA FASHION WEEK is growing.
Over 700 designers from more than 50 countries, as well as more than 30 famous fashion bloggers, journalists, presidents of the largest fashion weeks in Europe and Asia took part in the project for XI seasons. ASPARA FASHION WEEK was written about in the largest fashion publications: American TV channel FNL Network, ELLE magazine, MERCURYʼS, Gazzetta Italia, Fashion Collection, Business Emirates, DFashion magazine, ZOOM, ASPAN, Tengri, Gazzetta Tribune, FAB UK , Pulse 2. 0, Features, World Fashion Media News, Daily mail24, Albidda, Akhbar1, Albraq, Yaf3press, Misr-Alan, Khabar Agency, Eurasia TV Channel, TelekanalCTC, Channel 31, Kazakh TV channel, KAZINFORM, etc. Thanks to this millions of views in social networks.
From 12 to 14 October 2023, Taraz hosted the XII season of ASPARA FASHION WEEK under the motto “DIALOGUE OF CULTURES”, which will continue to glorify the ancient Taraz, the revival of the national spirit, patriotism, dignity and honour.The whole history of mankind is the dialogue of cultures, which permeates all our life and is the most favorable basis for the development of interethnic and interethnic relations. Thanks to the dialogue of cultures, cultures themselves become interpenetrated and mutually enriched, and large cultural regions become spiritually closer. For this purpose international events in the sphere of culture, crafts and fashion are held in developed countries.
The aim of the XII ASPARA FASHION WEEK season is to create an atmosphere of national values and develop an understanding that one’s own ethno-cultural coexistence is impossible without a respectful and careful attitude to the values of other peoples.
Over the past XI seasons ASPARA FASHION WEEK has become popular not only in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, but also around the world. ASPARA FASHION WEEK has partnerships with more than 20 major fashion weeks in the global world. ASPARA FASHION WEEK is proud of and values partnerships with SERBIA FASHION WEEK, MAD MOOD FASHION WEEK MILANO, AFWEU FASHION WEEKS, DIVERSITY FASHION WEEK, CZECHIA FASHION WEEK, ASEAN INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK, TENUN FASHION WEEK, EURASIA FASHION WEEK, FASHION WEEK BULGARIA, BRIDAL FASHION WEEK, GLORIA FASHION WEEK, STOCKHOLM INTERNOTIONAL FASHION FAIR, ETHNOPODIUM RUSSIA, TAJIKISTAN FASHION WEEK, SILK ROAD FASHION LONDON, FASHION WEEK ISTANBUL, MARBELLA FASHION WEEK, TRANSILVANIA FASHION FESTIVAL, FASHIONHALL-FASHION WEEK BERLIN.
A total of 30 designers took part in the project of the XII season “ASPARA FASHION WEEK”. 30 designers presented their collections both young, promising and well-known international designers.
The first day of the opening of the XII season “ASPARA FASHION WEEK” allowed us to see the collections of 10 designers from Kazakhstan, 4 participants from Kazakhstan and 6 participants from near and far abroad. The opening of the season was given to the collection from the brand Aspara. From Kazakhstan took part designers from Atyrau and Astana (collection of children’s clothes). Such famous designers as Tatyana Vorotnikova from Kyrgyzstan, Lola Saifi from Uzbekistan and Leili Xaidova from Turkmenistan also pleased us. From European designers we saw collections of Roberto Pelegrino – Italy and Asian designer Gloris from China. On the first day of the show such young and promising designers as Nailia Burganova from Tatarstan and Timur Tursunkulov from Taraz performed.
The second day opened the curtain to view the collections of five Kazakhstani designers:
- Irina Naboko – Taraz
- Dana Ashimova – Astana, who recently showed her collections in Milan.
- We also saw collections from guests from Kazakhstan, from Uralsk by Zhuldyz Khuspanova.
- Karaganda from the brand Fashion agency Siluet.
- Viewers’ sympathy deserved to see the collection from the famous world designer from Tajikistan – Umed Kuchkaleva.
The audience was pleased with their novelties and collections from Kyrgyzstan – Nurzat ZHeenbek, China – Wang yi Hua and collections from Indian designers. The place on the catwalk for the show was again given to young designers: Serika Samal from Taraz.
On the third day of viewing designer collections, one could plunge into the world of beauty from the collections of Tota Shekimova – Astana, Nigora Nasimova – Tajikistan, ZawreKaby – China, collections from Romania and India. Perizat Toichubekova and Totykan collections from Kyrgyzstan helped to feel the trend of national colour in the modern fashion world. Ainur Amanova and Inju Muratbekova delighted the youngest spectators with a collection of children’s clothes. Young designers were represented by Aliya Kudaibergenova from Taraz.
As part of the International Fashion Week ASPARA FASHION WEEK from 12 to 14 October was held the International Exhibition “Fashion and Crafts” with the participation of artisans from Brazil, India, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and other countries. The exhibition was held in the ethno-cultural complex “Kone Taraz” of the exhibition pavilion “SHAHRISTAN”.
The atmosphere of ASPARA FASHION WEEK is always filled with bright and beautiful events. Every year the fashion week only pleases and amazes guests and spectators with new faces and novelties. And we should not forget that one of the main objectives of the XII season of ASPARA FASHION WEEK was to promote genuine young talents and improve quality in the industry and fashion.
We wish ASPARA FASHION WEEK prosperity and further development!!!!