Gulnara Karimova of GULI is the only designer of Central Asian origin to ever show a fashion collection at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.  GULI Spring/Summer 2012 collection will feature thirty looks in natural silk, organic cotton, leather embellishments, rare Uzbek fabrics such as shoi, and intricate ikat prints – all updated with contemporary shapes and cuts.

However, after human rights groups made it known they would be protesting the show over child labor practices in Uzbekistan, Fashion Week canceled Karimova’s show and then the show has relocated to Cipriani restaurant on 42nd St. Interestingly, most of the press people were blocked  for entering.

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