Tbilisi Fashion Week, or TFW ( ka, თბილისის მოდის კვირეული, tr) is a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

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in its capital city of

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

. TFW hosts industry professionals twice a year, in Spring and Fall. TFW was established in 2009 during

Tbilisoba Tbilisoba ( ka, თბილისობა) is an annual October festival which celebrates the diversity and history of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. It was first held on October 28, 1979, and has since become an established tradition. The fest ...

festival. TFW is a

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hub in the

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which maintains the fashion industry development and introduces new faces and exports Georgian fashion production. Georgia's fashion industry, TFW and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi have garnered international attention following the success of home-grown talent designers like David Koma, and more importantly Demna Gvasalia of luxury brand

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and his own brand

Vetements VETEMENTS (from ''vêtements'' []; French for "clothing") started in 2014 as a luxury fashion brand and "design collective" founded by Georgian fashion designers Demna Gvasalia and Guram Gvasalia. The brand became popular in just three short seas ...

. Tbilisi is now dubbed as one of the "fashion capitals of Eastern Europe".

Locations

TFW keeps experimenting hosting the fashion venues on different locations all over the city, from museums or art galleries,

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s like

Bassiani Bassiani ( ka, ბასიანი) is a nightclub in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Founded in 2014, it is located in the building of the city's largest sports venue, the Dinamo Arena, and utilizes a disused swimming pool as the main dancefloo ...

Old Tbilisi Old Tbilisi ( ka, ძველი თბილისი, ''dzveli t'bilisi'') was an administrative district (raioni) in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, from 2007 to 2013. Although the term "Old Tbilisi" has long been used to denote a historical part ...

streets.Bobila, Maria
With the Industry's Attention on Tbilisi, Can Georgia's Fashion Scene Finally Go Global?
Nov 13, 2018

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* {{Fashion weeks Fashion of Georgia (country) Fashion events in Georgia (country) Culture in Tbilisi 2009 establishments in Georgia (country) Recurring events established in 2009 Fashion weeks

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