A model presents a creation by British designer Vivienne Westwood on the final day of the Autumn/Winter 2017 London Fashion Week Men’s fashion event in London on Monday. — AFP Photo Viet Nam News LONDON — Men and women are sashaying down catwalks together at London Fashion Week, in a shake-up of tradition backed by celebrated designers including Vivienne Westwood. The 75-year-old style icon is no stranger to challenging fashion formats - turning a 2015 London show into an anti-austerity and climate change march -- and deemed her latest move a response to the unisex reality of fashion. "My very first fashion shows were always men and women. It’s particularly unisex now because this time you’ve got lots of men in dresses. "You’ve seen women for a hundred years in trousers but it’s all switched around equally now," Westwood said, as her new autumn-winter 2017 collection hit the catwalk at the Seymour Leisure Centre in London’s … [Read more...] about London Fashion Week shake up tradition with mixed catwalks
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Two VNTM winners parade at London Fashion Week
Two VNTM winners parade at London Fashion Week Kieu Giang By Kieu Giang in HCMC Winners of the first and second seasons of Vietnam’s Next Top Model (VNTM) in 2010 and 2011 Khieu Thi Huyen Trang (Trang Khieu) and Hoang Thi Thuy (or Hoang Thuy) paraded at the recent London Fashion Week 2014. Trang, 24, from the northern province of Bac Giang who stands 1.78m tall sported the latest designs by Carrie-Ann Stein, Hiroko Nakajima, George Styler and Liz Black last weekend. On the occasion, Trang signed a contract with London-based model agency Oxygen after a spell as a freelancer. She also had several lookbook photo shoots and fittings with several brands in London. Trang unveiled on her Facebook page that it was tough to compete with hundreds of young models aged between 16 and18 to be chosen for the show. Trang also took part in New York Fashion Week in 2012 and London Fashion Week in 2013. Thuy, 22, from the central province of Thanh Hoa and a graduate of Hanoi’s … [Read more...] about Two VNTM winners parade at London Fashion Week
Vietnam has representative at London Fashion Week for the first time
Acclaimed Vietnamese designer Cong Tri will showcase his collection at the International Fashion Showcase 2013, set to take place from February 15 to 21 as a highlight of the prestigious London Fashion Week 2013, news website Vietnamplus reported Monday. Selected by the British Council in Vietnam for the event, Cong Tri said he would present his brand new collection themed "Nam - Mushroom" to the audiences. The collection has strongly impressed Vietnamese audiences and fashion insiders in its debut at a national fashion show in January. "Nam-Mushroom" takes its inspiration from the structure of combination of the mushroom as a unity consortium, said Tri. "When observing mushrooms, I had the idea of stylizing dresses following mushrooms' details. I was inspired by the symmetrical layout of their structure, as well as the free and chaotic way they grow," Tri added. Director of British Council Vietnam, Robin Rickard said the council was convinced by designer Tri's creation and … [Read more...] about Vietnam has representative at London Fashion Week for the first time
Cong Tri is off to London Fashion Week
Cong Tri is off to London Fashion Week The Saigon Times Daily Cong Tri has been selected by the British Council Vietnam to star at the International Fashion Showcase from February 15 to 21, a highlight of the prestigious London Fashion Week 2013, reports VietnamPlus. The acclaimed designer will unveil his brand new collection No.6 “Nam – Mushroom” to international audiences in London after his triumphant debut in Vietnam in January. No.6 “Nam-Mushroom” takes its inspiration from the invincible and non-stop growth of the mushroom and the unity of mushroom colonies. Vietnamese audiences were extremely impressed by the scale, the sophistication and the richness of details. “Observing mushrooms, I had the idea of turning them into some kind of stylized details on dresses. It is the symmetrical layout or their structure, and the free and chaotic way they grow that inspired me,” said Tri. Although Vietnam’s fashion industry is increasingly … [Read more...] about Cong Tri is off to London Fashion Week
Vietnamese designer at London Fashion Week for the first time
Cong Tri, an acclaimed male fashion designer of Vietnam has been selected by the British Council Vietnam to be featured in the International Fashion Showcase 2013 (February 15-21), a highlight of the prestigious London Fashion Week 2013. On this occasion, Tri will unveil his brand new collection No.6 "Nam - Mushroom" to international audiences in London after the triumphal debut in Vietnam in January. No.6 "Nam-Mushroom" takes its inspiration from the invincible and non-stop growth of the mushroom and the unity of mushroom colonies. Vietnamese audiences were extremely impressed by the scale, the sophistication and the richness of details. "Observing mushrooms, I had the idea of turning them into some kind of stylized details on dresses. It is the symmetrical layout or their structure, and the free and chaotic way they grow that inspired me," said designer Cong Tri. Although Vietnam's fashion industry is increasingly asserting its own brand on the cultural identity and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese designer at London Fashion Week for the first time