this was jewelry; over there was spices, metalworking bazaar, moneylending, you name it, they had it. these days, most of it's been turned over to tourist shops. but, can you imagine what it was like in the silk road days? must have been amazing. today, many of the craftsmen and traders in bukhara's bazaars are still carrying on the ancient silk road traditions. >> sixth generation. >> sixth generation metalworker right here, making a gorgeous knife. check these out, wrong time of year i think, but he's pushing these fur hats. >> it turkmen hat. >> turkmen hat, you must not sell many of these in july. oh, it is nice, i can see, very flattering. >> cat. >> cat? >> cat, cat, meow. >> all right. it's a little julie christie in dr. zhivago, i think. >> ten dollars. >> too much. >> too much? ok, 100 dollars, good? 100 dollars cheap, 10 dollars too much, madame. it's normal. >> how does it look? good? >> very good. >> five bucks. a lot of things have been traded here throughout the centuries, but it's the bukhara carpets that are world-renowned. and i've heard about a great place to check s

well, the extraordinary thing about the collection of jewelry and metalwork made by bertha goff was that it had a resonance from william morris. he would have loved it. it was made by hand. it was made by an individual who honored craftsmanship above intrinsic value. and it was lovely to find it as an archive, really. it was not only the jewelry, but the drawings and the descendant. although these things look in a sense art nouveau, in a sense arts and crafts, they are revivalist. they draw on 16th and 17th century prototypes. these angels here are renaissance angels. and here is a most marvelous figure of aphrodite against a blue sky, an art nouveau figure. and most wonderful hatpins. these are very elegant jewels that don't get worn so much today.

just exquisitely in pinks, creams, along with metalworks, sequence, and heavy embroidery on their ensembles. the folks-inspired collection showcases traditional indian outfits that include saris and skirts among others. heavily inspired from india's northern cultural regions. >> i'm very, very happy because this is the first time fashion week is doing a show at that scale, a show before the fashion week actually starts, so tonight show is a landmark show in that sense. it is the first time. >> with festive season in mind, the designer used right colors such as mint green, burgundy, as well as mirror work, popular choices of indian bride. as for the fabric, there was a wide range. a bollywood filmmaker said he was amazed at the constant new designs created by his friend. >> an array of celebrities were present. the fashion week that commissions on august 23 will last until august 27. >> and with that, we come to the end of this edition of "news week south asia." we'll be back next week with more news and analysis. meanwhile, do keep writing into us. i'm signing off on behalf of the entire pr