During a press conference held on October 26 in Hanoi, Le Thi Quynh Trang, president of Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW), said that the function will open with the theme of “Shaping the Future” and aims to honour designs which make use of environmentally-friendly materials.

The 16th edition of the event will attract a total of 16 international and Vietnamese designers and fashion brands.

Fashion brand Leisure Project of Thailand and designer Priyo Oktaviano of Indonesia will join with Vietnamese colleagues such as Cao Minh Tien, Thao Nguyen, Le Minh Ngoc, and Nguyen Thanh Danh as they introduce their new collections to local people.

Their collections follow sustainable fashion trends, meaning the supply, production, and consumption of fashion products is designed in a way that ensures environmental, social, and economic sustainability. 

Particularly, the fashion week will see the return of designer Xuan Thu Nguyen who is the first Vietnamese designer to be invited by France’s Federation of Haute Couture and Fashion to participate in the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.

Moreover, young designer Phan Dang Hoang, who left a positive impression at Milan Fashion Week with a collection inspired by ancient craft villages in Vietnam, will also take part in the occasion.

Designer Vu Viet Ha will open the AVIFW Autumn/Winter 2023 with a silk collection. The closing ceremony will then introduce impressive romantic designs by Adrian Anh Tuan.

The Vietnam International Fashion Week was first held back in 2014 and quickly became the leading fashion event in ASEAN, ranking fourth in Asia after Tokyo, Seoul, and Shanghai fashion weeks.

Source: VOV