Ethnic Influences on Apparel Design

We see influences on apparel design come from all directions, different countries such as China, India , Mexico and the European. Since this week we are talking about ethnic influences on apparel, I thought of my country, Vietnam, my country is very small that is why we never heard that much about the fashion trends from there.
We might not see that much of the influence from Vietnamese fashion to other countries. However Vietnam fashion trends are just like other countries around the world. The economy had change to very staple and moving really fast, so the fashion also changed during the years. Our traditional dress had change to different trends because of the influence from other countries and the modern life styles.
Recently, in Miss Universe in Vietnam, there are a part where all the participants in the contest wear the traditional Vietnamese long dress called “Ao Dai”.

Miss Universe In Vietname


The real Traditional dress (ao dai) is very short, and it looks like this.
(This is a picture in UNCC Vietnight )










Some of the designers make a lot of changes, with the influence of the western world, and other part of the world. The dress changes in many ways, the long sleeves is no longer the same size, it is either longer, wider or none. The designer created a different looks to the dress, make it more modern and stylish. The dress is now also can be wear as a evening dress, or an big events. Even though it had changed, the some images of the traditional dress is still alive in each of the dress.


This is a Fashion Show in Korea with Korean Models in summer 2007 and the designer is Thai Nguyen


I hope you all learn a little about Vietnamese traditional outfit in my blog and also the changes to the Fashion on the Vietnamese traditional dress .

NY fashion Week !!!(Spring 2009)

New York Fashion week at this time is for spring 2009. When I watches a few videos of designers such a Calvin Klein, Zac Posen, Anna Sui and Marc Jabobs. Each year it seems like these designers are taking to the next level. Calvin Klein is focus more on geometry shapes, and very very architecture , I feels like it is very creative how he uses geometry to created his clothing lines like that. It looks very high class, elegant, and strong structure in his fabric. There are not much of a mix colors in his Spring 2009 collection.
For Zac Posen, amazing.. amazing, I have to said he is outstanding! Everything is about a urban women for this collection. Very flowing in some of the dresses and skirts, the flowing of his fabric makes a women more soft , and feminine. Unlike Calvin Klein , his collection at this time is very colorful, in a nice way, not to messy. The colors is very transparency , everything is just perfect for a women ready to wear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFjeRfOZ0aQ
Anna Sui style for the Spring 2009 is very colorful, the color to me is bold but she also has some calm color in one or two of her dresses. I think the colors and the texture of her fabrics bring me back to the Native American, maybe because the colors is to bold and rich, I also think one of the swimsuit is quite interesting.
Overall I think all designers has it own ways of creating beautiful ready to wear clothes for this Spring 2009 coming up. I just wish that I will see some like that in forever 21 so we all can share the love with less money. Just joking.

My favorite designer and why?

Zac Posen is my favorite designer. I got introduced to while talking to a friend a few years ago. When I learn more about his fashion line I just fall in love with his works. He is a very young and talented designer, I like his works because he was inspired with vintage, and I love vintage. Ever since I know about Zac Posen, I always wanted to check on Style.com to see his new season works.
I think every woman should appreciate his works, because his main focus was on women, and women is his inspiration. He likes to make beautiful finishing product for women. His energy is so positive that motivates me to make more beautiful works like he does.
To be a successful fashion designer, you have to have your own style however you need to have someone to look up for and can inspired your works. We all know that style goes round and round and each time a designer add their own style in to it. I like to make dresses a lot