With summer coming to an end, it’s time to transition your home decor, both inside and outside, to ikat fall home decor. The leaves are changing; the air is crisp, and pumpkin spice is everywhere. That means it falls y’all! This is the time of year when so many of us crave a flip of the switch. It is the best time to bring colorful fall decor into your home. But how exactly should you go about making your home the cozy fall haven you crave? Here are 5 beautiful treasures and decoration products for fall from Uzbekistan brant UzbekAlive that give your rooms a cozy feel.

I love photography, especially black and white photography, especially black and white photography with stories. This post is about Uzbek Soviet ikat dresses made of ikat fabrics in images of 20th century. 

Soviet era and Industrial Age

The Soviet Union, a newborn country in the early 20th century which united 12 relatively poor republics (lated added 3 baltic states), did not have time and resources for luxuries. The goal was to provide basic standards of living to everyone - a very noble goal, I must say, given that most people had very low standards of living. Hence, luxury fabrics like hand woven Ikats became a sign of bourgeoise and ikat making traditions became significantly simplified.