Following the success of previous collections such as “Xua va nay” (Past and Present), “Nhat Nguyet” (Sun and Moon), “Em den tu nghin xua” (You Come from Ancient Times), “Vu khuc gam lua” (Silk Dance), and “Bong - Hinh” (Shadow - Image), on the evening of December 14th, Trinh Hoang Dieu - a fashion designer, will unveil a new collection of Ao dai entitled “Mau thoi gian” (Colors of Time) at the art event and fashion show “Dieu - Mau thoi gian” (Dieu - Colors of Time) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ao Dai, no matter how beautiful and culturally significant it is, must also incorporate fashion elements and be adapted to fit the modern era in order to remain relevant. How can we attract the attention of the young generation to the traditional Ao Dai, so they will wear it proudly and honor its beauty and cultural heritage? This is not a task that can be achieved overnight.

Dozens of fashion design students from Ho Chi Minh City have had exciting experiences when they stayed and ate with Ta Oi people (A Luoi), and learned about their Zèng weaving.

Currently, A Luoi locals have been creating many small and fashionable products to serve customers' needs from Zèng fabric, which is usually only used to sew shirts, skirts, and loincloths.

Reasonable prices and satisfying the diverse customer’s needs make “spa services” for fashion products increasingly popular among young people.

Wooden dragon shoes, rings, bracelets, necklaces... are the fashion lines of Fashion4Freedom (F4F) - a social enterprise in Hue City in the sphere of non-profit activities. It is not widely known that this hard material makes hundreds of high-class fashion works present on 4 continents worldwide.

Graduated from a pedagogy school, then attached to embroidery profession, yet the Director of Doan Trang Embroidery Trading & Service Co. Ltd. has an endless passion for Ao Dai and has been the Ao Dai designer for the last 10 years. She has confirmed her name through fashion shows at home and abroad.

The designer Quang Hoa has collaborated with the designer Maria Elena di Terlizzi from Italy to design 60 contemporary Ao dai which are both traditional and modern for a show in Rome next year.

Pen pal, or making friends through postal mail, is becoming a popular trend among young people to interact with each other or make friends with foreign mates.

Inspired by the patterns of Nhat Binh gown in the Nguyen Dynasty, Nguyen Huynh Minh Thanh, a female student from the University of Arts, Hue University launched her collection named “the Dream of Nhat Binh” and won the prize of the National Applied Arts Exhibition and Contest 2022. The Dream of Nhat Binh is not only just a collection but is also a dream of the young fashion designer.

Zeng weaving joins the cooperative, then becomes modern fashion… However, making ends meet on Zeng remains a preoccupation.