Fashion Show Party

A ONE event offers an incredible night by the catwalk on the swimming pool with 5 designers: FUREDDO SINHTOLINA MARINA GRI TARSHISH GLAM Each will present their 6 different outfits. Special guest and DJ of the night Providence (Snuffbox Resident DJ) You will also have a chance to enjoy their new fashion cocktail list and … Read more

Back to Black

A collection inspired by fall/winter colors, the use of darker pieces serves as a reminder that bold, black designs remain eternally classy and relevant. Teamed with statement pieces adaptable for both day and night, these ultra-feminine designs take sophistication to dizzying heights. CLOTHES: UMBRELLA PHOTOGRAPHER: RONG NOBITA MODEL: NGOC ANH THU MAKEUP: PHA NGUYEN HAIR: NGUYEN JV STYLIST: PHUC TRAN

Designer of the Year

Meet Vo Viet Chung, Vietnam’s award-winning ao dai designer and UNESCO honoree Vietnamese fashion was given new recognition last August with an unprecedented international award bestowed on local designer Vo Viet Chung, one of the country’s foremost innovators in fine traditional garments. At Leonard Simpson’s Fashion Forward awards ceremony held in the US at the … Read more

Hello Leroy

Renowned Australian designer Leroy Nguyen talks about his unexpected collaboration with Hello Kitty and Vietnam’s fast-growing fashion industry As one of Australia’s edgier young designers with a startlingly unorthodox back catalogue of genre-defying outfits, about the last people on the planet Leroy Nguyen expected to hear from were Sanrio—the creators of Hello Kitty—proposing a collaboration. … Read more

Dress to Impress

Celebrated ao dai designer-artist Si Hoang speaks about opening Vietnam’s only museum Dedicated to this traditional long dress One of Vietnam’ s most iconic ao dai designers, Si Hoang is as much a philosopher as he is an artist. That is the one factor that has earned him a prestige for his traditional fashions on … Read more

Black Bird

Usually known for her intricate embroidery technique and bold, bright colors, Thuy Nguyen has decided to move to a darker period with her latest Black Bird collection. Model: Hoang Oanh Photographer: Thong Hoang Designer: Thuy Nguyen/ Thuy Design House Hair & Makeup: Bao Bao

Clothes Make The Man

It’s been said that today’s stylish man only needs about 20 items in his wardrobe built on timeless principles: classic colors, patterns and styles paired with a good fit for master interchangeability. Alice Lehoux, the creative designer behind Leo, is out to dress today’s Modern Man with her “ready-to-wear plus” line featuring a marriage of … Read more

Mo’ Better Blues

Bold, chic and subtly provocative, Tiana Van is a Sydney-based fashion designer inspired by romanticism, eroticism and expressionism. Elegant Model Agency Contact: Quang Troc (Canton Dang) (US: 714 602 4111; Vietnam: 090 872 1880) Model: Anh Thy Dresses: Tiana Van

Vo Viet Chung deconstructs the traditional ao dai

If you were watching the 2015 New York Couture Fashion Week earlier this year, you’d probably have been intrigued by the sole Asian collection featured out of those 300 that were showcased at the event. Vo Viet Chung, who is popularly thought of as Vietnam’s foremost ao dai designer, presented a total of 30 jet-black … Read more