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First ever Vietnam International Fashion Week launched
14:55, 2014/07/08
The fashion week will showcase the most extensive fashion line-up ever to have been presented in Vietnam.
Vietnam will host the first International Fashion Week in Ho Chi Minh City this December with leading Vietnamese designers presenting their collections, alongside their Asian and international counterparts.
 
The Vietnam International Fashion Week, co-organised by FIDe Fashion Weeks and the Multimedia Joint Stock Company, will meet international standards of other fashion weeks held around the globe, an announcement said on July 7.
The event will be supported by the Asian Couture Federation and Atelier Chardon Savard in Paris, according to the organisers.
According to Frank Cintamani, chairman of FIDe Fashion Weeks, the upcoming international fashion week in Vietnam is a tremendous opportunity to present the very best Vietnamese designers alongside the most esteemed Asian and international designers.
"This unique event will help promote fast-growing changes and developments taking place here, and to also expose an international audience to exceptional Vietnamese fashion designers," said Cintamani.
The chairman told the press on July 7 that "we are delighted to have this opportunity to develop and promote the country's fashion industry and talent further. The combination of the very best Vietnamese talent alongside that from Asia and international will be a key milestone in Vietnam's position on the world stage for fashion."
During the press meeting to announce the fashion week, the Asian Couture Federation announced its inclusion its latest member, Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri.
Tri has become the federation's second Vietnamese member after Le Thi Quynh Trang, who was appointed governor of the Asian Couture Federation in early April.

 
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