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Former American supermodel Tyra Banks, creator and host of the world- renowned reality show “America’s next Top Model”, has expressed her desire to wear a Vietnamese ao dai at the final show of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011 this weekend. After accepting the invitation from BeU Model and Talent Management, the company which manages the winners of [...]
A qualifying round of the Miss Vietnam Contest in Japan and an art performance to welcome the New Year were held in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25. The event involved twenty-two contestants studying and working in several Japanese provinces. They were all dressed in Ao Dai (traditional long dress) and gala costumes. Tong Kim Giao, [...]
A collection featuring ao dai designed with patterns from the UK’s royal costumes by Vietnamese designer Minh Hanh will be showcased in London next week to mark the occasion that Vietnam Airlines opens direct flights to London from December 8. The collection includes 100 ao dai made by Vietnamese traditional fabrics like silk, brocatelle and [...]
“The more we learn about our own past, the more we learn to love it, and only if we love our past, can we find ways for the future” –Nguyen Hien Le The author Hong Nguyen shared: “In my childhood memories, the image of the Ao dai always appeared, in which a small girl put [...]
early 100 models of the traditional long dress ( ao dai ) by fashion designer Pham Quoc Tuan are on display at Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi from Oct. 18-20, as part of activities to mark Vietnamese Women’s Day (Oct. 20). The collection is designed with the lotus – nominated as Vietnam ’s national flower [...]
The Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi is exhibiting a collection of ao dai – a traditional Vietnamese dress – to mark Vietnamese Women’s Day October 20. The exhibition, opened on Thursday and running through November, features designer Pham Quoc Tuan’s latest ao dai collection, entitled Quoc sac thien huong (Beauty queen, celestial fragrance), including nearly [...]
Thai Tuan Group Corporation has launched two new collections of Vietnamese traditional dress ao dai and other dresses for the Autumn-Winter fashion season this year. The dresses are made of silk and voile, with patterns inspired from nature, such as flowers blooming under sunshine, falling yellow leaves, or typical images of Southern Vietnam. The group [...]
Truong Tung Lan, who was among the top ten Miss Vietnam 2010 finalists, will be representing her country at the Miss Asia-Pacific International beauty contest in Busan, the Republic of Korea from October 1-15. The 22-year-old will be taking along to the event a traditional ao dai based on Dao-ethnic designs by Lan Huong and [...]
Vietnam’s Truong Nam Thanh has won the Mr. Manhunt Popularity at the annual Manhunt International modeling contest in Seoul, South Korea. On Sunday he polled over 16,000 votes on the contest website and was followed by Chen JianFeng of China and Wu TianChao of Hong Kong. Later he took part in an auction to raise [...]
Fashion designer Vo Viet Chung said he will join the famous fashion show entitled “J Autumn Fashion Show” in London from October 12-19. Vo Viet Chung and a design in his “God’s Gifts” collection. Chung will showcase his ao dai collection in modern Western style named “God’s Gifts”, which is inspired from James Cameron’s blockbuster [...]