Late singer Phi Nhung's Ao Dai on display at Vietnam Heritage Ao Dai Fest

áo dài - Ảnh 1. — Designer Tran Tam Tam and late singer Phi Nhung - Photo: NVCC

Designer Tran Tam Tam shared with Tuoi Tre Online that the design named "Crowning" was performed by the late singer Phi Nhung in the final night of the Golden Bell of Traditional Music organized by HTV.

Unfinished design for the late singer Phi Nhung

The design "Coronation" is inspired by the image of a sacred flame, with the meaning of passing the torch to the next generation. The highlight of this design is the hand-sewn and hand-painted techniques.

This ao dai is a priceless souvenir, reminding of the talented singer Phi Nhung.

Tran Tam Tam said he also designed an ao dai called "Silkworm King" for the late singer Phi Nhung using real silkworm cocoons, but unfortunately it is still unfinished.

áo dài - Ảnh 2. — The "Coronation" ao dai worn by the late singer Phi Nhung is on display at Vietnam Heritage Ao Dai Fest season 3 - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Designer Tran Tam Tam is one of 50 ao dai designers participating in displaying ao dai at the launching event of Vietnam Heritage Ao Dai Fest - Vietnam Heritage Ao Dai Fashion Festival season 3, taking place in Ho Chi Minh City, July 24.

This is the first time Tran Tam Tam participates in the Vietnam Heritage Ao Dai Fashion Festival . He brings the Vietnamese Ceramic collection.

The traditional blue and white floral motifs, a characteristic of Vietnamese ceramics, reflecting the prosperous period of Vietnamese ceramics, will be depicted on the Ao Dai. In particular, the silver-plated turban combined with light highlights the blue motifs, creating a highlight for the typical blue-white ceramic pattern.

Honoring Vietnamese Ao Dai and Ceramics

Mr. Huynh Minh Hoa - founder, director of VIETMISSION, deputy permanent organizer of Vietnam Heritage Ao Dai Fest - shared with Tuoi Tre Online that the highlight of this year's festival is the gathering of 50 artisans and ao dai designers.

The fashion show is scheduled to take place in October at a museum in Ho Chi Minh City with the theme "Twin Masterpieces - Heritage in the Heart of Heritage" with the desire to combine the heritage of Vietnamese Ao Dai and Vietnamese ceramics.

The previous two seasons of Vietnam Heritage Ao Dai Fest took place at a 100-year-old tea factory and Tran Bien Temple of Literature.

áo dài - Ảnh 3. — Gratitude to the designers participating in the program - Photo: BTC

50 participating designers include designers Si Hoang, Viet Hung, Nam Tuyen, Vo Viet Chung, Ly Minh Tuan, Dang Trong Minh Chau, Thuan Viet, Thieu Vy, Tran Thien Khanh, Le Huu Nhan, Trung Dinh, Ngo Nhat Huy, Van Thanh Cong, Ivan Tran, Ly Giam Tien, Dung Nguyen, Chau Dai Hai, Tran Tam Tam...

“We will combine pop art, using children’s drawings on ao dai. Then, artists participating in the program can perform ao dai with their children, contributing to educating about love for the cultural values of the nation from an early age” - general director Le Viet added a new point of the festival.

This year, model Vu Thu Phuong, artist Kim Tuyen and Miss Global Vietnam 2025 Kieu Thi Thuy Hang take on the role of image ambassadors for the festival.

The Vietnam Heritage Ao Dai Fashion Festival is directed by the UNESCO Center for Conservation and Development of Cultural Education in Vietnam (UNESCO-CEP), contributing to the preservation and honor of traditional Vietnamese culture.