Fifty Vietnamese Ao dai (long gown) sets of Love Collection brand for both adults and children opened Segment ONE of the House of iKons Fashion Week 2023 on 18th February
The House of iKons Fashion Week is held within the framework of the prestigious London Fashion Week in February and September annually. This season attracted the participation of 500 models and 28 designers from various countries, including Vietnam, the US, Italy, Canada , Finland, the UK, Thailand and the Philippines.
Themed “Vietnam-UK Colours”, the collection, designed by Anna Hoang, is meant to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.
The 13-year-old designer Anna Hoang uses patterns which are icons of the two countries such as lotus, Tudor rose, and famous destinations like Hanoi, Hoi An, Hue, London, Tower Bridge, and Big Ben.
Love Collection was founded in 2019 by the duo Anna Hoang and Emily Nguyen to honour and promote Vietnamese culture through the traditional costumes of Vietnamese women. With the name Love Collection, the designers wish to spread and inspire love globally.
Love Collection displayed ao dai made from La Khê silk and other fine silk hand-woven by Vietnamese artisans, fans and conical hats hand-painted by Hue artisans, Zili coffee, a specialty of Lam Dong province’s Di Linh plateau, and Vietnamese bread by Nam Nam Street Food in London.
Credits:
Videographer: HUNG HENNIGES
Photographer: Surjit Pardesi
Hair & makeup : Team Girl Meets Brush
Exhibition: Zili Coffee, Nam Nam Street Foods
Team : Ladies of all nations international Vietnam- United Kingdom