A design from the collection “Bewitchment” by Dang Viet Tung
Hanoi (VNA) – Twenty-one students from
the Hanoi-based London College for Design and Fashion (LCDF) will display their
graduate collections here between August 3-5.
Dubbed “The Innovators”, the graduates will
introduce their creative and trendy fashion designs.
The fashion exhibition will take place at 3pm,
August 3, at the college campus, 98 To Ngoc Van Street while the show will be
organised at 7.30pm, August 4 and 5, at Melia Hanoi Hotel, 44B Ly Thuong Kiet
Street.
The students chose their own topic for their
creations, like La Anh Chi’s “Roman Holiday”, a collection inspired
from her memory of a holiday in Rome, or Nguyen Minh Trang’s “The Abandoned”
collection, inspired by abandoned amusement parks.
“The highlight of this year’s collections is
most certainly our graduates’ ability to be experimental and dynamic with both
colour and unique silhouette structures,” said Donna Bramhall, a lecturer of
the graduates.
“New approaches to the design process this year
focused on the development and exploration of concept research by encouraging
more observational drawing, mixed media and sampling that would in turn be
directly used to create more innovative and unique silhouettes, textures, and
textiles,” she said.
Metallics, laser cutting, 3D embellishment
techniques and digital printing on diverse and sculptural silhouettes are seen
as the key strengths of this year’s graduate collections, she added.
“As a result of the training at the London College
of Design and Fashion, I see already across Vietnam graduates a longevity
associated with their brands, having the creative knowledge and ability to
reboot their brand on a regular basis, in order to maintain the buying public’s
interest, with the ability to increase their market share,” noted Prof Douglas
MacLennan, an educational consultant from the UK.
The event will also provide an opportunity for
designers to exchange ideas, meet business representatives and learn about
market trends and demands.
Designer Lam Gia Khang, a former student at the
college, will introduce his latest collection, while Prof MacLennan will share
his experience in the field.
An area at the exhibition will showcase new
uniform design for needy primary pupils in the city.
Visitors will have a chance to learn about the
study programme, from entrance through to graduation, as well as receive free
consultations on personal styles for different occasions.
Established in 2004, the college has trained
various popular designers for the domestic fashion sector like Kelly Bui, Bobby
Nguyen, L’Attelier, Rue des Chats, Vu Ta Linh, Lam Gia Khang and Vu Thao.
“I think the college should expand its number of
students and enhance the study quality so that graduates then will be capable
to design on fibres and not only on textiles,” said Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of
the Vietnam Textile and Garment Association, “The sector plans to produce 18-20
percent of the whole textile products under the brand names of Vietnamese
designers rather than by industrial plants by 2030.”
Last year, the college opened two new
programmes: graphic design and interior design.-VNA