(Cinet) – A fashion show will be held by the embassy of Italy in co-ordination with Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, featuring designs inspired by Italian architecture.
It is one of activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam – Italy diplomatic ties in 2013.
Through the event, two countries’ designers and artists have a chance to share experience and increase mutual understanding.
The show, entitled Italian Architectural Style in Fashion, introduces a collection designed by Vietnamese Minh Hanh.
The 80-design collection will be paraded by top Vietnamese models, Italian expatriates in Viet Nam and Lorenzo Angeloni, Italian ambassador to Viet Nam.
Hanh also introduced three designs at the press conference. They were inspired by the Colosseum amphitheatre, Tower of Pisa and Trevi Fountain.
The designer uses new print technology which makes her collections vivid with images of Italian architecture, plus the movement of the models.
The technology was not new in the world, said the designer who didn't want to admit to being the first designer to use the print technology in Viet Nam.
The printing technique enabled Hanh to use the Colosseum and Tower of Pisa in her collection so they did not look like concrete buildings.
Before printing directly on to the material, designs are printed on paper first, then the material, said Hanh, explaining that the technique enabled the designer to express sophisticated detail.
Hanh was invited by the Italian embassy as one of the leading Vietnamese designers to use Italian ancient architectures as an inspiration to design the collection and to mark fashion co-operation between Viet Nam and Italy.
Hanh spent two months combining Italian classic architecture and Vietnamese traditional material. The collection will also feature Baroque and Gothic architectures.
The fashion show will take place at 7pm on November 16, at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi's swimming pool.
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