Kyrgyzstan has called for respect for its "historical and cultural heritage" after a Russian clothing brand used traditional Kyrgyz designs and claimed copyright over them, prompting accusations ...

Leftover felt scraps are used for insulation for buildings. Women at Kiyiz Duin in the traditional clothing of Kyrgyzstan During the Soviet Union, cultural traditions were not encouraged ...

Eagle hunters with traditional clothing prepare for competition at the World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. (Photo: VCG) A group of ladies show their traditional dress in Kyrgyzstan.

Personal appearance can tell a lot about a person and his nation. Traditional clothes of the Kyrgyz people is important part of material and spiritual culture of the nation, and it is closely linked ...

The hoardings, which, like the president's remarks, have offended many, showed contrasting photos: one side shows women wearing the traditional nomadic clothing of Kyrgyzstan, the other shows ...

For a brief time, the two provocative banners focussed on women's clothing in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek faced off ... But the arrangement of the pictures — traditional Kyrgyz dress on the left, ...

The controversy over traditional Muslim clothing and men's long beards has ... members of the religious administration of the Muslims of Kyrgyzstan affirmed that ‘women are not obliged to ...