Irina Batiashvili Fashion blogger, model, actress
Irina Batiashvili hopes to further expose the Georgian fashion industry to the mainstream
BY: Tony Bear!
ashionista Irina Batiashvili is passion- tions in New York, Paris and Moscow. ately representing the Georgian fashion industry and some of Georgia’s most Batiashvili’s goal is to introduce other reprewell-known fashion designers. sentatives of Georgian fashion to the global fashion world. While searching the internet for the next “BIG” thing in fashion, Ron Keel the Editor “I offer the world fashion industry to look in Chief of KEEL MAGAZINE came across through three Georgian designers Spring / what he feels was the perfect runway fashion Summer 2016 collections,” she said. “You model. “Her look is very elegant and sophis- will remember these collections because of ticated and stands out on the runway”. After individual Georgian style and Georgian demeeting Batiashvili Keel was convinced that signers’ refined taste. Women and girls who she should be on the cover of his magazine. follow the fashion tendencies of the 21st cenThough not a full-time model she has been a tury definitely will find something interesting top pick by high-end designers in her country by these designers.” to represent their collections. A native of Tbilisi, Georgia, Batiashvili prides The country of Georgia is in the middle of Eu- herself for having a positive personality, and rope and Asia. This Eurasia factor definitely is currently working on her doctorate deinfluences Georgian designers, who often in- gree. corporate a mixture of western and eastern elements in their work. Georgian designers When she is away from the fashion industry, Tamuna Ingorokva, Nino Babukhadia and Aka you might find Batiashvili acting in films. She Nanitashvili have already established reputa- is best known for the role of Givi’s wife in
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