Fashion lovers recently had the opportunity to admire impressive fashion collections at Vietnam International Fashion Week 2015 held at Gem Centre, one of the-state-of-art buildings, in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. It is the country’s most important fashion platform presenting acclaimed international and Vietnamese designers and marking Vietnam’s position on the world’s stage of fashion.

With the participation of 12 talented Vietnamese designers together with 8 leading courtiers from Italy, Australia, France and Indonesia the fashion week was evaluated as  a “feast of fashion”, intriguing most fashion enthusiasts. 

Vietnam International Fashion Week 2015 with novel and eye-catching designs.

Vietnamese designer Phuong My, who has been breaking into the fashion scenes in New York, San Francisco and Tokyo, opened the week with 50 minimalist designs in her new collection "Reflection." French designer Julien Fournié threw into the catwalk some Sahara desert breezes with his latest collection "First Initiation."

Designs by other young Vietnamese brought a great surprise to viewers and created imprints for the event. Designer Thuy Nguyen found a source of inspiration from famous paintings about women by famed Vietnamese painters like Le Pho, Tran Van Can to create the collection called “Lung Lieng” that highlights the beauty of Asian women through familiar images of the northern countryside like headscarves, red brassieres and lotus flowers.

Designer  Vincent Doan displayed his collection, “San ho do” (Red Coral) which seemed like a glamorous picture of the ocean. It took ingenuity to combine the three colours of white, moss-green and red on designs.

Hoang Lan, a viewer, acknowledged that the designs at fashion week showed signature styles of designers and were highly applicable to life. She believed that Vietnam has now a generation of young talented designers.

The collection by designer Thuy Nguyen shows a delicate and harmonious combination of modern features with Vietnamese countryside images.	The collection by designer Thuy Nguyen shows a delicate and harmonious combination of modern features with Vietnamese countryside images.
The collection by designer Thuy Nguyen shows a delicate and harmonious combination of modern features with Vietnamese countryside images.	The collection by designer Thuy Nguyen shows a delicate and harmonious combination of modern features with Vietnamese countryside images.
The collections of designers Sebastian and Gunawan (Indonesia) with the theme of fragrance harmony.	The collection by designer Thuy Nguyen shows a delicate and harmonious combination of modern features with Vietnamese countryside images.
Vincent Doan introduces to viewers a wonderful picture of the ocean through his collection “Red Coral”.	Vincent Doan introduces to viewers a wonderful picture of the ocean through his collection “Red Coral”.
“Lung Lieng” is the name of Thuy Nguyen’s collection at Vietnam International Fashion Week 2015.	“Lung Lieng” is the name of Thuy Nguyen’s collection at Vietnam International Fashion Week 2015.
A design from the collection, “Lung Lieng”, by Thuy Nguyen.	The collections of designers Sebastian and Gunawan (Indonesia) with the theme of fragrance harmony.
The collections of designers Sebastian and Gunawan (Indonesia) with the theme of fragrance harmony.	The collections of designers Sebastian and Gunawan (Indonesia) with the theme of fragrance harmony.
The collections of designers Sebastian and Gunawan (Indonesia) with the theme of fragrance harmony.	The collections of designers Sebastian and Gunawan (Indonesia) with the theme of fragrance harmony.
The collections of designers Sebastian and Gunawan (Indonesia) with the theme of fragrance harmony.	The collections of designers Sebastian and Gunawan (Indonesia) with the theme of fragrance harmony.

The success of Vietnam International Fashion Week 2015 helped affirm the position of Vietnam’s fashion on the world’s stage. Le Thi Quynh Trang, General Director of Multimedia JSC, Head of the Organisation Board said: “The event opens more opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and other countries in the world. In the near future, we will see the development of many  Vietnamese fashion trademarks. Through the event, the world will have a new and proper perspective on the potential fashion market in Vietnam.
 

Story: Nguyen Oanh
Photos: Nguyen Luan

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