Mongolia brings nomad chic to New York Fashion Week debut

A Mongolian “It girl” brought the warrior princess into the modern age in a New York Fashion Week debut collection inspired by her homeland.

 Bayarmaa Bayarkhuu presented the modern, entrepreneurial woman with nomadic-chic for autumn/winter 2015 in an assortment of tunic dresses, luxurious fur coats and cashmere jumpsuits in bold colours.

 The show opened with haunting strains of a live-performance of traditional Mongolian string music before segueing into techno pop belted out by a singer in a silver sequined jacket and shades.

 The music set the scene for a collection that bound old and new, creating a look that was part nomadic and part space-age, where models wore elaborate head dresses, dangly earrings and leather tasselled skirts.

 There were sparkly cashmere jumpsuits, capes and dresses cut out to expose bare shoulders and a casual urban look of leggings paired with T-shirts.