The collection, titled ‘Xuan Thi’ (Youthhood), features 15 ‘ao dai’ that the Ho Chi Minh City-based designer created especially for the event. The 45-year-old designer said the dresses include rich 3D embroidered flowery patterns while retaining the traditional form that exposes the body's curves.

Miss Vietnam Beauty International 2016 Quynh Thy wears an ao dai in the Xuan Thi collection.

"All of these colours suit the charm and elegance of the Vietnamese traditional dress in particular and the femininity of Vietnamese women in general,” he said.

Miss Vietnam Beauty International 2016 Quynh Thy will be among the models presenting Chung’s ‘ao dai’ collection in Canada.

The "Gala ‘ao dai’ Canada 2019" is a cultural and gastronomy event, aiming to promote Vietnamese cultural values among Vietnamese people living abroad as well as local people.

The event will take place in the Woodbridge suburban community in Vaughan city in southern Ontario, Canada.

As a famous ‘ao dai’ designer in Vietnam, Chung started his design career in the fashion industry in the early 1990s, and founded his own brand Vo Viet Chung in 1994. Chung and his creations have been presented on the Fashion TV channel.

In 2007, he was honoured by UNESCO for his restoration and application of Lanh My A, a rare and refined type of Vietnamese silk.

In November 2014, he was the only Asian designer selected for the seventh Leonard Simpson’s 10 Best Dressed Awards in the US.

In 2016, Chung was named as the “Best International Designer” and “Excellent Designer of the Year – Asian Region” by the US Fashion Forward programme.

Fashion show on Seine River boasts charm of Vietnam’s Ao Dai

A fashion show was recently staged along the Seine river in Choisy-le-Roi commune, in Paris, France, to mark the inauguration of a mural painting on the dyke wall which lines the Seine riverbank.

Mrs. Ao Dai Vietnam Europe 2020 launched in Germany

The organising committee of the Mrs. Ao Dai Vietnam Europe 2020 pageant held a press briefing in Dresden, Sachsen state, Germany on June 9 to introduce the contest and honour the women with outstanding contributions among the Vietnamese community in Europe.

Thua Thien-Hue hosts ao dai festival

A festival on ao dai (Vietnam’s national dress) took place in the former imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on April 28.

Vietnam’s Ao Dai introduced at global fashion event in India

The Embassy of Vietnam in India has organized an Ao Dai (long dress) show in India in an effort to popularize Vietnamese culture and the national costume of Vietnam.

Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam: My journey with Ao Dai always filled with emotions

Hanoi-based designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam, Chairman of Vietnamese Ao Dai Club, shared with delight that Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dresses) has changed his life, and his journey to bring the country’s cultural symbol to the world is always kept alive in his memory. In an interview, Nam acknowledged that the appreciation from international friends for the elegant Vietnamese outfit has motivated him to work harder in his career.

Source: VNA