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Vietnamese Do Trinh Hoai Nam to open New York Couture Fashion Week 2017 with the Golden Lotus Ao Dai Collection
Top Vietnamese designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam will present his latest collection entitled “The Golden Lotus Ao Dai Collection” in the New York Couture Fashion Week 2017 which is slated to begin August 8th.
A successful designer with 20 years working in the fashion industry, designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has worked diligently to write a life story in the language of the Ao Dai. Throughout years promoting Vietnamese Ao Dai with all love and faith to share the Vietnamese culture with friends in five continents, this is the opportunity for his designs to promote Vietnamese culture at the fashion week in the world.
Do Trinh Hoai Nam’s designs are known for their elegant and romantic flair, full of elegance and beauty. The collection’s color palette was inspired by the lotus flower, with images rendered on a special silk pattern and hand decorated with gold leaf. Do Trinh Hoai Nam has incorporated some of Vietnam’s finest artisan talents into this collection. The unique golden pattern technology is from Kieu Ky Trade Village in Hanoi, the special one-of-a-kind heavy rich silk fabrics are from Thai Binh province, and the exquisite hand embroidery and gold leaf 999 are by craftsmen from Thuong Tin, Hanoi.
"Fashion is a language, a tool of non-verbal communication but expressing a profound cultural value" - Do Trinh Hoai Nam said. Marking the designer’s first time showing at the prestigious New York Fashion Week event, the highly-anticipated fashion show will be held during CFW’s opening day this season New York Couture Fashion Week 2017.
