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Kimono-Ao Dai Fashion Show to be held in Hanoi

A fashion show entitled "Kimono - Ao dai Fashion Show" will be held in Hanoi on March 4 by non-profit organisation Be-Japon in collaboration with the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and BRG.
Kimono-Ao Dai Fashion Show to be held in Hanoi ảnh 1Kobayashi Eiko's kimono fashion show in Paris, France, in 2018. (Photo: Be-Japon)
Hanoi (VNA) - A fashion show entitled "Kimono - Ao daiFashion Show" will be held in Hanoi on March 4 by non-profit organisationBe-Japon in collaboration with the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and BRG.

The cultural event is a part of the activities in celebration of the 50thanniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan (1973-2023),The Hanoi Times reported.

Renowned Japanese designer Kobayashi Eiko is the director of the shows, whichwill take place at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on March 4 at the InterContinental HanoiWestlake Hotel.

Kimono-Ao Dai Fashion Show to be held in Hanoi ảnh 2At a press briefing to introduce the show. (Photo: baodautu.vn)
During each one-hour show, models will perform a catwalk showcasing 30 nationalcostumes from Vietnam and Japan. The highlight is the performance of thejunihitoe, which was only used in great Japanese imperial ceremonies some 1,000years ago. At the same time, the Vietnamese ao dai in the show was tailoredfrom Japanese kimono-producing fabrics.

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio said the two countries maintain aspecial relationship of political trust and cultural exchanges, especiallybetween the young people.

"Hopefully, the event 'Kimono – Ao dai Fashion Show' may help audiences todiscover the similarities in traditional costumes as well as the aesthetictaste of the people of the two countries," he stated.

Designer Kobayashi Eiko also expressed her excitement at the opportunity tostage this event.

Having held numerous similar shows in Tokyo (Japan), Paris, New York (USA),Switzerland, and Budapest (Hungary), she stated that it would be an impressiveand emotional artistic show to honor the beauty of national costumes and thequintessence culture of the two countries.

Under the theme "Vietnam-Japan Cooperation: Towards the Future - Reach Outto The World," the programme to celebrate the 50th anniversary ofdiplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam will be organized in bothcountries during 2023./.
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