Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension

STORY: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fashion Week Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): GOKHAN YAVAS, Izmir-born designer 3. various of the Fashion Week Istanbul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): GOKHAN YAVAS, Izmir-born designer 5. various of the Fashion Week Istanbul 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MURAT AYTULUM, Designer 7. various of the Fashion Week Istanbul STORYLINE: Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event. This year's edition featured hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. Gokhan Yavas, an Izmir-born designer, presented his menswear collection on a ru

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

(220319) -- ISTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Murat Aytulum, a show participant, speaks during an interview with Xinhua at Fashion Week Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2022. Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event, with this year's edition featuring hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. TO GO WITH "Feature: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension" (Xinhua/Shadati)