Georgia will be sporting a rather unique costume for the Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday evening. The uniforms, which include ankle-length skirts and large red jackets for the women ...

including a controversial version for women. Damien McGuinness has been to the capital Tbilisi to find out more. More from the Close-Up series Close-Up: Georgia's cool costume Up Next. Close-Up ...

According to The Nation, the costumes are all a part of a unique set of tactics used by the grassroots organization, Pave It Blue, which is led by liberal women who living in Georgia. The group ...

With capacity for 100 or more, the vast majority of Austen fans turned out in full Georgian costume - a key point of the ball, though the fancy dress wasn't compulsory. Tickets were £65 per head.