The ceremony was held in Karachi to commemorate 100 years of the proclamation of Republic of Turkiye
Karachi, Sindh
Models displayed dresses designed by the famous Turkish fashion designer Cemile Gül at a ceremony to commemorate 100 years of the proclamation of Republic of Turkiye. The ceremony was held at Liaquat National Library on Wednesday Dec 6, 2023.
The designer, Cemile Gül was born in 1964 in Kütahya, Türkiye and began working at the Kütahya Public Education Center after completing her education. She won numerous awards in the field of embroidery and collaborated with Malatya İnönü University, Türkiye. Her works received awards at the Aegean Region Embroidery Competitions and achieved success in many competitions throughout Türkiye. She guided women interested in the art of embroidery and her works were published in many magazines.
According to her artistic understanding, art is the process of concretely expressing the meaning within a material in various ways. Throughout her career spanning over 20 years, she taught the art of embroidery to more than 3000 women, enabling them to receive certificates. Cemile Gül aimed to preserve Turkish Embroidery Art and conducted many projects and activities by modernizing traditional motifs for contemporary use. Additionally, she introduced Turkish handicrafts by organizing exhibitions and fashion shows worldwide.
With an entrepreneurial approach, Cemile Gül established the ‘CEMİLE GÜL ART GALLERY’ in Kütahya, Türkiye producing magnificent works through an intense work pace to preserve, pass on, popularize, and contribute to the economy of handicrafts. She showcased her works in many domestic and international fairs and exhibitions, organized fashion shows, and received numerous awards. She modernized Ottoman-era traditional motifs adorned on clothes and home textile decorations, adapting them to contemporary evening and formal wear as well as home textile products. Her works were presented at fairs, exhibitions, and fashion shows worldwide, from Germany to Singapore, Libya to UK, Austria to Saudi Arabia, upon requests from the Republic of Türkiye’s Ambassadors and the Ministry of Culture. (PR)
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