6th Fajr Fashion and Clothing Festival opens in Tehran

The 6th Fajr International Fashion and Clothing Festival has kicked off.

The festival was inaugurated at Vahdat Hall in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on Tuesday February 22, 2017.

A number of high-ranking Iranian officials attended the opening ceremony.

The event will be simultaneously held at Vahdat Hall, Milad Tower and Azadi Tower in Tehran.

The festival aims to encourage designers to promote Islamic and Iranian ideas in clothing throughout the country.

It is part of Fajr (literally meaning the dawn) festivals that are annually held in Iran commemorating the victory of the Islamic Revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979.

The 6th Fajr International Fashion and Clothing Festival is scheduled to run until February 28.

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