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By Amina Nazarli

The opening ceremony of Kamala Jansson's personal exhibition will be held in Baku on September 17. The exhibition named "Azerbaijani national clothes" will take place in "Yeni Gallery".

Those who are interested in Azerbaijan's ancient and colorful national clothes could visit the exhibition till September 20.

Kamala Jansson (Kamala Kerimova) graduated from Olsta School of the Arts as designer. In 2011 she created the private museum "Azerbaijani national clothes and embroidery" in Sweden. Kamala has exhibited her works not only in Azerbaijan, but also in other countries.

Azerbaijani national women's dresses have elegant silhouette and cut, emphasizing flexible mills of Azerbaijani beauties. They are decorated with intricate embroidery and with beautiful golden tape.

Men's clothing is also very distinctive. It emphasizes their masculinity without restricting their rapid movements.

Remarkable element of Azerbaijanis costume is its underwear. It (both female and male) sewn from linen and cotton. The rich families' beautifull underwear were sewn from silk.

During archeological excavations some needle and spoke, made ​​of bronze, from the early Bronze Age were found in Azerbaijan. These findings prove that the ancient population of Azerbaijan could sew clothes.