To mark his tenth year of working and living in Hanoi, Spanish fashion designer Diego Cortizas Del Valle made public a collection entitled “Chula Loves Hanoi” at the Vietnam Autumn-Winter Fashion Week.

Spanish fashion designer Diego Cortizas Del Valle and his “Chula Loves Hanoi” collection. Patterns impress the viewers.

The “Chula Loves Hanoi” fashion collection with gorgeous fabric, bright colours and hand-stitched distinctive designs shows the Spanish designer’s love for Hanoi. He incorporated the beauty of Hanoi with its bustling life, streets, landscapes of  Long Bien Bridge, the Hanoi Flag Tower and Khue Van Cac into his designs which makes them diverse and globally respected.
The fashion collection also amazed the viewers with its traditional patterns and illustrations of “dual happiness” scripts, cardboard masks and Kumquat trees. The address plates on houses with their colours of white and blue which are familiar in Hanoi are also reflected through charming outfits or accessories.

The stylized Ao dai with the illustration of the ancient streets of Hanoi.	The patterns of communal houses and pagodas with yellow colours highlight the outfit.
Address plates of white and blue are seen in designs by Diego Cortizas Del Valle.	Kettles of water at tea stalls on the streets of Hanoi are seen in the collection’s design.
The designers skillfully combines colours and ancient patterns in his designs.	..the image of Long Bien Bridge.
...masks.	... and bird cages in his design.
Swan riding is also presented in a design.	The images of shutters in the French architectural style are reflected in his design.
The image of steel doors in a design.	The image of red lanterns is used to highlight the outfit.

Talking about “Chula Loves Hanoi”, Diego Cortizas Valle said: “2014 was an important year that marked a period of ten years living and working in Vietnam where I founded Chula and  developed it to become a famous fashion brand for women. It is the place where my three children were born. I always think that I am a Vietnamese designer so I made this collection as a present to this beautiful city, my second homeland.”