VietNamNet Bridge - In Oriental Night - a show taking place within Festival Hue 2014 – four Vietnamese fashion designers and their colleagues from 10 countries introduced their traditional-styled designs.

One hundred Asian beauties walked down the runway at the Oriental Night pageant held at Thai Hoa Palace Yard on April 13 garbed in traditional national costumes, capturing mysterious Oriental beauty.

The Vietnamese representatives in the show were veteran designer Minh Hanh and three young designers Cong Khanh, Hai Long, and The Huy.

Ten countries participated in the event: Japan, South Korea, China, India, Mongolia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Minh Hanh brought to the show her embroidered silk ao dais and phap lam jewelry items.

Phap lam, or bronze glaze technique, is almost a lost art in Vietnam. Last year, Minh Hanh met artisan Do Huu Triet, who is trying to restore Phap lam, at the Hue Craft Villages’ Festival. Both have worked together to create phap lam jewelry products.

Vo Cong Khanh introduced his collection of ao dais decorated with images of dragons and phoenixes. The combination of royal motifs and manual embroidery techniques on brocade material make Khanh’s products special.

Two young designers, Hai Long and The Huy, used the images and colors of Asia to take on new perspectives in fashion.

The Japanese delegation demonstrated a collection of traditional kimono. Malaysian and Thai artists offered their collections which use silk and lace materials, creating unique styles.

Other delegations contributed the best collections of their traditional costumes.

This was the third time the Oriental Night held at the Thai Hoa Palace Yard in the Hue Royal Citadel.

Designs of Vietnam at the Oriental Night:

Designs by Minh Hanh

Designs by Cong Khanh

Design by Long Hai - The Huy

T. Van