Hanoi (VNA) –
Designer Nguyen Cong Tri is going to open the Vietnam International Fashion
Week (VIFW) Fall/Winter 2017, which will take place in Hanoi from October 31 to
November 3.
Le Thu
Trang, director of Multimedia Company, which is representing the organising board,
recently confirmed the information but said details about Tri’s collection will
be kept secret until the show.
Tri has
opened the VIFW for five consecutive years. In 2014 he became the first
Vietnamese designer to join the Asian Couture Federation. His new collections
have been warmly received at VIFW every year.
Tri has
participated in various fashion events in the world. Earlier this
year, Rihanna and Katy Perry appeared on stages and magazines in Tri’s
designs. Tri’s creations are considered a driving force in popularising the Vietnam
fashion industry around the world.
This
year’s VIFW will introduce fashion-lovers to collections from various
international fashion designers and brands, including Tony Ward of Lebanon,
Atelier Chardon Savard Fashion Academy of France, Jorge Duque
of Colombia and A.AV and D.gnak of the Republic of Korea.
Apart
from Tri, Vietnamese designers and brands joining the fashion week include Thuy
Nguyen, Nguyen Tien Truyen, the Canifa brand with designer Le Ha, Eva De Eva
with designer May Cortazi, Phoenix V brand, 21six by Sandy Doan, Tiny Ink brand
by Hoang Quyen, Claret Giang Le and Cory Tran.
The VVIFW
Fall/Winter 2017 will take place at the National Convention Centre. Best of
Street Styles will turn the sidewalk by Trang Tien Plaza into
a catwalk giving models and fashionistas a chance to show off their favourite
outfits.
Truyen,
the winner of Project Runway Vietnam 2015, has been known as a young and
creative designer especially skilled in material treatment.
He will
present a men’s ready to wear collection with designs “friendly to users and
easily applicable in daily life”. He will combine a classic sensibility with
modern features in this collection.
“This is
the first time I have participated in a fashion event as an independent
designer,” he said. “It’s a new experience and an opportunity for me to develop
my career.”
Before
the VIFW, the National Convention Centre will host Self-Portrait, a fashion
show of designs by Ivy Moda, a popular Vietnamese fashion brand, on October 28.
Pham Hoang Linh, production director of the show, said the latest collection
consists of 80 designs for fall and winter.
The
performance will star leading models such as Kikki Le, Miss Vietnam 2014 Ky
Duyen, winner of Vietnam Next Top Model 2011 Hoang Thuy,
winner of The Face 2016 contest Phi Phuong Anh and actress Hoang Thuy
Linh. The jury of Vietnam Next Top Model, models Thanh Hang, Xuan Lan, and
Vo Hoang Yen, will also attend the event.
The
designs will include artistic features like foliage patterns, but they are
still easy to wear.
Ivy Moda
brand co-operated with illustrator Eris Tran who has worked with
famous brands like Marchesa, Roberto Cavalli, Ralph Russo and Zuhair Murad. He
also joined designers to create a wedding dress for footballer Messi’s spouse.
Le Ngoc
Linh, vice director of the brand, said this year’s collection encourages people
to highlight their own personalities through outfits.