Gordafarid Dhar by Mina Aliyari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Fashaniga, Dharka iyo Lebiska Competition Category.

BirFashani· 2025

Gordafarid Dhar

by Mina Aliyari

Client: Kahkeshan Shahab Danesh

Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Fashani Category

45,913

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #167683

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Gordafarid Dhar

Gordafarid waa dhar laga sameeyay roogaggii Faaris (Persia) ee dib loo isticmaalay. Roogagga gacanta lagu daabacay ee dhaawacan oo aan wax faa'iido ah lahayn ayaa sameeya qaybta laabta (torso) iyagoo sii haysta qaab-dhismeedkoodii asalka ahaa. Surwaalka waxaa laga sameeyay linen isagoo la adeegsanayo farsamada "draping", oo waxaa ilhaam u ah dharka qabiilooyinka Iran. Xarig madaxa la xidho ayaa isku darsan qaab-dhismeedka joomatari ee Iran iyo farsamada origami. Garbasaar laga sameeyay silsilado bir ah oo lastik leh iyo maro, ayaa laga bixin karaa qaabab kala duwan marka jidhka lagu xidho. Xargaha kala duwan ee la beddeli karo ayaa oggolaanaya isbeddel cabbir iyo shaqo labadaba. Qaybta roogagga waxaa sidoo kale lagu sudhi karaa gidaar ama lagu dhigi karaa dhulka.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award

Gordafarid Dhar waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf leh oo la siiyo naqshado wanaagsan oo buuxiya shuruudaha xirfadeed iyo kuwa warshadeed ee laga filayo hal-abuurro si wanaagsan loo naqshadeeyay. Guuleystayaasha Birta waxay muujiyaan xirfad weyn, takhasus sare, fahan khabiir iyo awood hal-abuur oo abuurayaashooda. Gordafarid Dhar waa hal-abuur la filayo inuu noqdo mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, wax ku ool ah oo cusub. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu isku daraa hab-dhaqannada ugu wanaagsan warshadda wuxuuna leeyahay sifooyin farsamo oo karti leh oo ku xiran aqoon iyo hibo. Dhammaystirkeeda awgeed, Gordafarid Dhar waa mudan ixtiraam, waxaana loo naqshadeeyay inay keento hagaajin nololeed oo ka caawisa in adduunka laga dhigo meel ka wanaagsan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This dress is a bridge between history and modernity
Reusing damaged and unusable handicrafts (Iranian carpets) and introducing them into the fashion industry without changing the original structure of the work, as well as the headband, which is a combination of Iranian geometry and modern origami technique

The items have multiple uses,
A springy and soft shawl that we can give different forms to on the body
. A carpet that can be worn or hung on the wall or placed on the floor as a work of art
Dimensions & Packaging: Blouse : width 250mm x 500mm
Pants: width 700mm x 1100mm
One look size 38
Tags: Sustainable fashion, fashion design, clothing, cultural design, origami technique, persian carpet, redesign, draping
Production Technology: This garment uses environmentally friendly materials such as linen in the pants and carpet in the torso

The pants are made using the draping technique, modeled after the clothing of Iranian tribes.

The garment and accessories use variable straps to allow for changing size and function.

A combination of metal spring wires and fabric is used to create a flexible and formable scarf.
Design Challenge: Our main challenge in this project is how to combine the main concept, i.e. free woman, with the identity of Iranian culture and art, and also the correct interaction of these two concepts with fashion with a modern approach, considering sustainable fashion.
Paying attention to the fact that not everything damaged is worthless and can be given meaning and life again by redesigning.
And another problem solved by the project is how to transform handicrafts into clothing while maintaining the original structure of the material and its harmony with the body's form and anatomy, which has turned it into a comfortable and stylish garment.
Research: Research and Investigations:
Historical facts about the clothing, arts and crafts of Iranian peoples throughout history have been made according to the different empires, and the commonalities and consequences of each part of their clothing have been considered. For this project, historical books such as the Shahnameh have been referred to in order to better understand the authenticity of Iran and the influential Iranian women, their role and power.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this design is the expression of courage, freedom and beauty of women against anti-women thinking, who stand amidst the limitations of which the Maripach spring shawl is a symbol of these thoughts, and despite their wounds, which are shown on the torso of the dress with the damaged carpet, they inspire beauty and freedom.

Because of the social, cultural and artistic meaning of this work, we named it Gard Afridi, a symbol of a brave and free woman in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2024 in Semnan and Finished in December in 2024 in semnan .
Operation Flow: Transmitting a sense of authenticity and beauty using an old Persian carpet, hand-woven trousers inspired by the Persian tribal customs, a red headband worn by Achaemenid warriors after winning a war, and a spring shawl that expresses limiting thinking like a cocoon wrapped around a woman, but a woman with her courage inspires freedom and beauty.
Team Members: Mina Aliyari
Shahin Nayyer
Image Credits: Images #1 to #5 : Photographer Mahdie Jalali ,Gordafarid ,2024