Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 21 June, the Gallery of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Uzbekistan will host an exhibition of national Romanian costumes, combined with elements of modern clothing design, inspired by traditional Uzbek clothing.

The event is dedicated to the International Day of the Romanian Blouse, an item of clothing included in the UNESCO List of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The exhibition will be open to visitors from 21 June  2024 to 27 June 2024.

The event was organized by the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Uzbekistan with the kind support of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the participation of the exquisite Uzbek fashion designer Markhamat Umarova.

The exhibition will be opened by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Daniel Cristian Ciobanu and President of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Uzbekistan Akmal Nur.

24 June was established by Decree of the President of Romania as the day to celebrate the traditional Romanian blouse, a valuable piece of national folk costume, which for centuries was made in the homes of Romanian peasants from natural materials, woven themselves at home, and decorated with hand-sewn ornaments made of yarn, dyed in natural colors. The designs, which vary from region to region, are of rare beauty and have a meaning that is lost in the mists of time.

Markhamat Umarova is a fashion designer, founder of the MARU brand. Winner of the Certificate of Quality from UNESCO and trainer in UNESCO projects. She represented Uzbekistan with her collection at the US State Department, Harvard, Berlin, London and other international fashion shows. Her participation in this project turns the traditional exhibition of Romanian folk costumes from Tashkent into a meeting of the cultures and textile traditions of Romania and the Republic of Uzbekistan - a delicate inclusion of Uzbek textile traditions in the traditional Romanian costume.