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(31 Mar 2010)
This is the show that opened Georgia''s first ever fashion week.
The clothes are by Georgian designer Irakli Nasidze, whose collections have been walking the runways in Paris for several years.
A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Tbilisi, Nasidze says he is happy to be showcasing his work in his homeland.
The designer has helped organisers of Georgian fashion week connect with experts from France.
"I am supporting this idea (Georgian fashion week) it will be great to make it happen every year, but it needs hard work, it need close contacts not only with Europe, but Asia in order to widen the borders of this project," he says.
The main idea behind the fashion week is to promote Georgian designers and models.
Model Maka Tskitishvili says she hopes this event could help her get noticed on an international level.
"It is the first time Georgia is hosting a fashion week and it is very important for models, especially for the young ones to present themselves in front of Vogue, Oficiel, Fashion TV and may be become known on the world stage," she says.
Another Georgian designer, Bicholla Tetradze, is relieved after presenting his men''s wear collection.
"I was very nervous because it was very difficult to present this collection to the Georgian audience, but I see that it was accepted quite well by the Georgians and by the European guests and I am very happy," he says.
International media and fashion critics have been watching Georgia''s first fashion week with a critical eye.
Sylvie Maysonnave, Euoronet fashion event and communication manager, says she is positively surprised.
"I think you have good designers for increasing your textile development and your economy, Russian economy, and it''s a good surprise," she says.
One of the international designers taking part in the event is Spanish Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.
She says that fashion is an important medium for Georgia to express its freedom.
"I think in Georgia there is a big desire for fashion. For the moment in the country there is a big desire for freedom and one way this freedom is expressed is in fashion. That is why fashion is very important for Georgia. The models are beautiful, Georgian women are especially beautiful. I think that at this moment people have a lot to express and in fashion they are expressing much more than you can imagine. In this country, fashion is very important, just as it was in Spain during 1980s."
With the success of this year''s Georgian fashion week, it seems likely that this event will become an annual date in the year''s fashion calendar.

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