Vietnamese Ao Dai shown at Chambord
(VOV) - One hundred samples of Ao Dai (traditional long dress) from three Vietnamese designers Minh Hanh, Cong Khanh and Trong Nguyen were shown at ancient castle Chambord in France on September 7.
They are of three distinctive styles but bear the stamp of Vietnamese culture, based on the image of phoenix as a symbol of beauty and luckiness in life.
Sixty of them are titled “phoenix flying to the sun” by Minh Hanh using Vietnamese materials such as handmade lace of Hanoian people, hand-woven linen of H’Mong ethnic people (from the northern province of Ha Giang) and crocodile skin of Ton Phat-Cu Chi.
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| Trong Nguyen’s collection |
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Nguyen’s samples are based on the well-known paintings displayed at the castle and Cong Khanh’s on Chambord’s architecture.
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| Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han, Vietnamese model My Van and French models |
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| Cultural exchange activities |
Three Vietnamese designers are scheduled to take part in another fashion show in the ancient city of Torino in the northern region of Italy.