Abstract

this article discusses main factors influencing on the formation of costume designing complex of medieval Central Asian settlers and their creative sources which are priority in the field of modern fashion. The research also conducted a systematic analysis of the scientific literature on the medieval costume complex and personal conclusions on this matter are summarized.

Key words: national and ethnographic tendencies, modeling, costume design, costume project, cultural object, ethnogenesis, ethnoculture, regional costume complex, medieval costume.