Georgian Fashion Week 2011: Open To Europe

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blitz, cafebabel, fashion week, flash, glamour, hype, tbilisi, trendy

Between 13-16 October 2011, Tbilisi will be all blitz and glamour instead of rockets: designers, buyers, models and fashion hype gather in the Georgian capital for the second edition of fashion week.

By Guler Mehdizade and Ovsanna Bagumyan

‘The idea of a fashion week is certainly not new when you see the number of similar events organised all over the world,’ says Natali Samadalashvili, president of the Georgian fashion group and one of the initiators of the Georgian fashion week project (GFWP).

But frivolity might have been harder to implement in Georgia. ‘Organising fashion events, especially during an economic crisis, is difficult.’

Euro 2012: Ireland Plays Against Armenia

October 11, the last Euro 2012 qualification matches were held. Ireland hosted Armenia in Dublin and passed to play-offs. Qualification held among all European countries were the final stage of championship, that will be take place in June 2012.

By Hrant Mikaelian

What do they say about the game in Europe?

“	Team that hammers Slovakia away 4-0 must be respected — Independent http://t.co/alU6PEW3 #euro2012 #irearm #ireland #armenia #armeuro2012
	europeanlife October 11, 2011

Margara : The Last Border

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border turkey, margara, poverty, russian patrol

Margara is the last village at the border between Armenia and Turkey, the last closed border of Europe. While talks about an eventual reopening is in the air, Russians are still patrolling around the area, where poverty exploded since the collapse of Soviet Union.

By Hrant Mikaelian & Ovsanna Baghumyan

Margara village is located in Armavir province of Armenia, close to Armenian-Turkish border.

During Soviet times, Margara’s village had a connection to Turkey thanks to a bridge: local people could do trade and pass to the other side. Since 1993, date where the Turks completely closed the border because of Karabah’s conflict, there is no possible access to the bridge.