There is an evidence that people started wearing clothes for the first time 100,000-500,000 years ago. The use of sewing needles dates back at least 50,000 years (Denisova cave, Siberia). The oldest (60,000 years old) needle (butt and blade are missing) was found in the Sibudu cave, South Africa. Other early examples of needles, dated 41,000-15,000 years ago, were found in several different places, such as Slovenia, Russia, China, Spain and France.

            The earliest discovery of dyed flax fibers is dated back to the age of 36,000 years and was found in a prehistoric cave in Georgia…»

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            One can talk about fashion endlessly. The fashion’s supporters and opponents have always been out there.

            Fashion limits. Fashion corrects. Fashion insists. Fashion gives advantages. Fashion, fashion, fashion…

            «Pin-up. The cover girls. - the so-called collection of prints, collages, cards for the mutoscope (machine to view moving or static images), posters and subscripted paintings of famous illustrators of the last century – came to us from the collection of  "ART BANK" (St. Petersburg, Russia).

            The basis of the exhibition "Pin-up. The cover girls" consists of the original exhibits from several USA private collections such as: fashion spread Esquire 1930-1950-ies and Playboy - 1960s, pages of flip calendars and calendars-posters of 1940-1970-ies.

            The earliest exhibits at the exhibition are dated back to 1907: these are the sheets from the “Gibson Book" album with illustrations by Charles D. Gibson, known as "the father of pin-up".

            Some of the exhibits are represented by modern collectors' posters released in the USA in 1980-2000-ies and included in the exhibition in order to fully present the history of the direction’s development. Thus, the works of 23 artists are presented in the exhibition.

            "Eastern Stream" presented by the Kazakhstani brand "ShakerBay" by sisters Meruert and Kunaim Shakirbaevs from Almaty is of a different philosophy. Eastern stream means - flowing silks of different density, natural dye, noble velvet, it is also an action, stream and trend. Kaftan and kimono – whose history going back hundreds of centuries suddenly become an integral part of today's wardrobe. We no longer cut out pictures from fashion magazines to pin them up over the dressing table. The rhythm of life of a Eurasian woman of these days has changed. Bets are made on quality, distinctness and originality. Meruert Shakirbaeva has been in the fashion industry her entire life. The head of media groups and fashion industry expert, Meruert, created her own brand with her sister Kunaim a few years ago. Thus, she immediately hit the bull's eye. Kazakhstani and foreign markets, sales and participation in shows on different continents, seasonal and capsule collections – this is all about "ShakerBay" today.

            It is not certain but decades or even centuries later, all these sketches and models of this Kazakhstani brand may become a subject of hunting for fashion collectors and teaching aids in the history of fashion, as it happened with the artists’ works of the "Pin-Up» direction.