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Models Minh Tu and Minh Vuong have been selected for the Young Faces of Asia competition in South Korea from January 15 to 18. From the left: Minh Vuong and Minh Tu. The competition is part of the 7th Asian Model Festival, which draws models from nearly 20 Asian countries. “I’m very lucky to be [...]
Well-known French electronic artist Alex Millan is set to perform at the French cultural centre l’Espace in Hanoi next month, after great success in the capital in 2010 and 2011. The 30 year-old producer and DJ took part in Hanoi Sound Stuff, an international electronic music festival in 2010, and was highly acclaimed by the [...]
As the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival nears, pop singers have released new albums that they are confident will strike a chord with listeners. “I have invested all of my energy and passion in my new album for the Tet season,” said pop star Dam Vinh Hung. To finish his DVD, Chuc Xuan – Ben [...]
The four leading contestants in the 2011 Vietnam’s Next Top Model competition have released a photo album to welcome the Lunar New Year Festival. The programme’s photographer, DOM, took pictures of the quartet in Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) designed by Vo Viet Chung and colorful dresses from the Valenciani collection. From the [...]
A green rice-field, a blossom maize field, a water-melon field, dishcloth gourd trellis, a country wharf with a bamboo bridge, ferry-boats… are the image of Vietnamese countryside which appear at the Spring Flower Festival held in Phu My Hung residential area in HCM City. This is one of the three flower festivals in the city, [...]
This week has seen the annoucement of two new fashion collections for men, from designers Vera Wang and Isaac Mizrahi. New York-based designer Vera Wang, best known for her bridal collections, has announced she’s launching a tuxedo collectioncalled Black by Vera Wang. A report in WWD December 15 revealed Wang’s formalwear line for men will reach all Men’s Wearhouse stores in [...]
The beginning of 2012 in the world of fashion will be particularly dominated by menswear, with key men’s trade fairs such as Pitti Immagine Uomo, which will welcome Valentino as its special guestfor the 81st edition. Meanwhile, all eyes will be on Milan and Paris, when their Fall/ Winter 2012 shows kick off January 14. Read about these and [...]
US lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret on Thursday vowed to investigate claims that some of its fair-trade underwear is produced using child labor. In a statement Victoria’s Secret’s parent company said it was “very concerned” that fair-trade-certified cotton used in its panties could have been farmed using under-aged labor in Burkina Faso. “Immediately upon learning of this allegation, we began [...]
Action adventure film “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” led a trio of sequels at the box office over another underwhelming weekend that saw ticket sales fall from last year. Robert Downey Jr.’s follow-up to the 2009 hit “Sherlock Holmes” pulled in an estimated $54.7 million around the world, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday. [...]
Film director Sofia Coppola has been revealed as the woman behind the yet-to-be-seen print and television campaign for the Marni for H&M line, with WWD reporting December 14 that the moviemaker shot the ads in Morocco back in October. It was announced in November that the Italian fashion house would be following in the footsteps of labels such as Comme des [...]