“Heritage Footsteps – Colors of Vietnam”: When fashion speaks of compassion

On the evening of October 12, in the brilliant atmosphere of the first World Cultural Festival in Hanoi, the fashion show “Footsteps of Heritage – Colors of Vietnam” took place, attracting the attention of the capital’s public and international tourists.

As one of the most anticipated events of the Festival, the program “Heritage Footsteps – Colors of Vietnam” is not only a place to honor the beauty of cultural diversity, but also a place to connect hearts and compassion without borders when looking towards the Vietnamese people who are heavily affected by floods. The highlight of the program is the charity auction with all the funds raised going to support localities that are damaged by natural disasters, contributing to rebuilding houses, schools and civil works.

The program "Heritage Footsteps - Colors of Vietnam" attracts the attention of a large audience

Cultural colors converge on the stage

“Heritage Footsteps – Colors of Vietnam” introduces to the audience 19 traditional and contemporary fashion collections from 19 countries around the world, each collection is a cultural story, a unique color in a multi-tone, multi-color picture of humanity.

The program opened with the “Hanoi in Hanoi” ao dai collection by designer Vu Viet Ha. Famous for his ao dai collections imbued with national spirit, unique in both materials and patterns, Vu Viet Ha brought to this World Cultural Festival highly sustainable designs through the technique of dyeing natural colors from plants, but still imbued with the breath of elegant Hanoi from the images of suburban weaving villages, suburban embroidery villages to the Trang An girls in the paintings of famous Vietnamese artists in the 1930s...

Designer Anh Thu with the brand Ao Dai Ngan An surprised everyone when she invited the wives of four ambassadors from the Czech Republic, Japan, Ukraine and the United States to perform Vietnamese Ao Dai with decorative motifs typical of their countries - expressing a strong message of international exchange. Anh Thu's collection "Heritage in Hanoi " is like a conversation between contemporary art and history, opening the door for viewers to step into the delicate beauty of Hanoi women, from which they can clearly feel the love and pride of the nation.

The world traditional costume show impressed with costumes from 19 countries spanning from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, America to Africa. Each costume is a story, a symbol of the nation, creating a vivid, colorful and inspiring picture of heritage, contributing to the colorful festival space, imbued with friendship between nations.

The program also introduced collections of several other Vietnamese designers such as the Vietnamese traditional costume “Weaving flowers and clouds” by designer Nguyen Mi, the collection “Thang Long – Time Marks” by designer Minh Pham (Desilk), the Nguyet Hoa collection of the brand Ha Nuo by Ha Trinh…, contributing to enriching the picture of Vietnamese heritage in the modern fashion flow.

Charity auction: A bridge connecting the audience with people in flood-affected areas

The charity auction, led by People's Artists Xuan Bac and Tu Long, received much anticipation with many audiences and donors willing to "open their wallets" to win valuable "one-of-a-kind" items to join hands and share the difficulties with people in flood-affected areas, contributing to supporting people to rebuild their lives.

People's Artist Xuan Bac and People's Artist Tu Long host the charity auction

The "unique" items carrying with them special stories and a heart for the people made the fashion show and auction floor more exciting than ever: the 1930s Hanoi ao dai by designer Vu Viet Ha, worn by the wife of General Secretary To Lam, Mrs. Ngo Phuong Ly, during the recent Vietnam - Russia cultural exchange trip to celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries; the "Lotus" ao dai inspired by the golden lotus by designer Anh Thu; the Yen Vu four-panel ao dai by designer Nguyen Mi made of silk, silk and natural fibers specially designed to create a light color transition effect like five-color clouds; the "Huyen Thach" ao dai and Liem Diem silk scarf by the Desilk brand; the Lien Vu ao dai by designer Ha Trinh; high-end pearl necklace of Huong Jewellery brand, ceramic vase work named “Mother and Child” and painting “Ancient rowing and kite flute sound on golden fields” in the series “Hello Vietnam – My Homeland” all by artist Ngo Ba Hoang.

The auction ended successfully with donations reaching 2.5 billion VND - all of which will be transferred directly to localities affected by natural disasters as soon as possible.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy and representatives of the Organizing Committee presented flowers to the Producers, Sponsors and Designers in the program.

Lasting from October 10-12, the World Culture Festival in Hanoi, chaired by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hanoi People's Committee, includes many diverse activities such as: Hanoi World Culture Festival, Hanoi International Cuisine Program, film screenings, folk dances, fine arts, international costumes, book exhibitions... bringing a space of experience with bold global colors in the heart of the capital...

Some pictures from the fashion show:

Source: https://icd.gov.vn/buoc-chan-di-san-sac-mau-viet-nam-khi-thoi-trang-cat-tieng-noi-cua-long-nhan-ai/