Model wears yếm shirt, revealing her body in an offensive way in designer Tuong Danh's show

Controversial off-shoulder-like dress

In recent days, images from the New traditional show by designer Tuong Danh held in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City have become the focus of public opinion.

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The design of the dress resembling a yếm in designer Tuong Danh's show caused controversy.

In the series of shared photos, the image of the model wearing a conical hat and an outfit that resembles a yếm dress, revealing most of her back and butt, has received mixed comments from the public.

In another design, a bald male model wearing a yellow turtleneck poses next to a golden bell.

Many other designs also have the same shape as traditional ao dai and ao yem but are created with bold cuts.

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A male model presents the collection of designer Tuong Danh.

Some comments praised Tuong Danh's creativity and boldness, but most said that these were offensive costumes, not suitable for Vietnamese customs.

Not to mention, the stitches in the design show carelessness, poor technique and aesthetics.

On his personal page, designer Ha Nhat Tien gave his opinion on the controversy surrounding this collection.

He said: "I do not deny the boundless creativity of the young generation. I admire that. But to associate the image with shocking innovation related to culture is unacceptable. Creativity is boundless but the core must still have value."

Casually stylized yếm is not appropriate.

Sharing with Giao Thong Newspaper about these costumes, artist and ao dai researcher Nguyen Duc Binh said that, without discussing the right or wrong when innovating traditional costumes, he personally finds these designs not beautiful.

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Some other pictures in the collection

"Ao yem is a bra worn by women in the past. It is mostly used at home, in private places like the bedroom. It should not be used carelessly, exposed and displayed on the street or in society. Especially the image of ao yem being stylized and worn with underwear, displayed in a fashion show is even more inappropriate.

The cultural identity of the Vietnamese people is discreet and profound from within, not revealing like that. Using a traditional heritage of the nation and expressing it in such an arbitrary way is inappropriate.

But in the words of researcher Tran Hau Yen The: "This is not a fracture but a cultural degeneration," painter Nguyen Duc Binh affirmed.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Binh also asked how the program was organized, in what context, and whether it was approved by the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City?

"If the show has been censored, I think the manager has not closely followed the activities of this show," Mr. Binh expressed.

Giao thong Newspaper also contacted the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City and designer Tuong Danh to clarify information about the New traditional show but has not yet received a response.

Previously, on B&F Studio, designer Tuong Danh said: "If it were a traditional ao yem, it would definitely be a different story. Here it is a dress inspired by ao yem, but the final product has been completely changed compared to the traditional ao yem."

The young designer affirmed that this dress with a shape similar to a yếm is only a small part of the collection and hopes that people will look at the whole picture instead of focusing on specific details.

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