Miss Thuy Dung, together with many models and businesswomen, participated in the catwalk session. (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – The Institute of Vietnamese Costumes has officially been launchedwith a mission to honour and preserve the beauty of Vietnamese clothing.
The opening ceremony, held at the HCM City Museum, was attendedby many cultural experts, lecturers, businesspeople, and popular artists.
According to Prof. Nguyen Khac Thuan, head of the institute, the institute’sestablishment aims to promote traditional clothing via many activitiesincluding compiling, translating and collecting in-depth documents onVietnamese costumes and ethnic minorities, and restoring and developinginnovative outfits based on traditional values that aresuited to modern life.
The institute will also work with other cultural institutes anduniversities with fashion faculties and invite their students to internand do research at the institute.
Speaking at the event, the institute's deputy head, designer Sy Hoang,emphasised that a piece of traditional clothing can tell a lot about certainperiod in history.
He introduced a collection of ao dai called “Sac Lemur”, whichmarked an era in which the ao dai had a modern takeinspired by bold Western details.
This trend was once pioneered by artist Nguyen Cat Tuong, he said, adding thathe and his team were trying their best to restore Tuong’s designs with thehelp of Nguyen Trong Hien, Tuong’s son, who lives in the US.
“I hope that from now on, with future events, all thewomen participating will not forget the Lemur ao dai whichcan showcase your beauty in the most graceful way,” he added.
In addition to the launching event, the Institute of Vietnamese Costumesearlier held a seminar on the apparel of Dang Trong (the southern part ofVietnam)./.
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