Vietnamese designer attracts attention at House of iKons Fashion Week 2023
Vietnamese designer Ho Tran Da Thao presented her collection entitled “Vietnam Heritage Art” at the House of iKons Fashion Week 2023 on September 16, attracting the attention of many designers and fashion magazines in the UK.
The "Vietnam Heritage Art" collection is performed by Vietnamese and international models from many countries and territories (Photo: VNA)
London (VNA) –Vietnamese designer Ho Tran Da Thao presented her collection entitled “VietnamHeritage Art” at the House of iKons Fashion Week 2023 on September 16, attractingthe attention of many designers and fashion magazines in the UK.
The event, which is part of the London Fashion Week, gathered hundreds of internationalmodels and designers from Vietnam, the US, Italy, Finland, the UK, Thailand, andthe Philippines. It is one of a series of activities to mark the 50thanniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam andthe UK, contributing to promoting the traditional values, culture, and fashionof Vietnam in the UK.
According to Thao, she spent many years studying the beauty of tradit𓂃ionalcostumes and experimented with patterns in eachwork.
The collection is expected to lead the audience on a journeythrough time and space. It incorporates brocade patterns from the 16th to the 19thcentury and features the use of natural materials such as lotus yarn, silk and linen. She said that through theevent, she hopes more Vietnamese and foreigners will use “Made in Vietnam”fashion products. Thao has won many domestic andinternational awards including the Mercedes-Benz Asia Fashion Award in 2004. She also received the International Young Fashion Entrepreneur Award 2008 from theBritish Council./.
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The "Vietnam Heritage Art" collection is performed by Vietnamese and international models from many countries and territories (Photo: VNA) 
