Entitled Dreaming, the one-night event will not simply be a fashion
show, but incorporate a large-scale performance combining different
contemporary art forms, including dancing, acrobatics, installation and
visual art.
"DFS has built up its own reputation
through eight previous shows, which gathered not only talented
designers, but also leading directors, artists and models," said DFS's
general director, famous choreographer Le Vu Long.
The show will showcase collections by four designers.
"With the theme of Dreaming, each designer will express their own
individual dream, thus partly presenting a ‘common dream' of the society
to which they belong," Long said.
The idea of other
planets in the universe together with extra-terrestrial life inspired
Hanoi-based designer Kelly Bui's The Gioi Sieu Tuong (Surrealistic
World) collection.
Expressing femininity with silk
and satin details, the collection Mo (Dreaming) by HCM City-based
designer Hoang Ngan tells the romantic love story of a girl.
The only foreign designer at the show, Juliane Kunze, will present her
collection Du Muc (Nomad). The nomadic life of the Roman people,
passionate flamenco dances and the dramatic gesticulations of matadors
inspired the German designer's creations.
Budapest-based overseas Vietnamese designer Luu Anh Tuan, who is
regarded as a phenomenon of Hungarian fashion, will also join other
designers to introduce his collection.
Graduated
from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Tuan was
awarded the ‘Young Designer of the Year' by the Hungarian Fashion
Designers Association in 2008. His creations, which are of a significant
and constructive geometric shape, have been presented in Budapest, New
York, Prague, Helsinki, Berlin, and London. His unique designs also
appeared in various famous fashion magazines, including Glamour, Marie
Claire, InStyle, and Elle.
His Cau Chuyen Ke
(Telling Story) collection for Dep Fashion Show is a combination of
modern western features and traditional oriental shapes. The collection
consists mainly of Asian materials such as hand-woven satin and silk
velvet.
The show is expected to be a visual banquet
with artists including musician Tri Minh, choreographers Tran Thanh Nam,
Do Hoang Thu Ngoc, Quach Hoang Diep, acrobat Ngo Le Thang, and visual
artist Nguyen The Hung.
Around 60 models will take the stage on Oct. 30.
In order to offer people a chance to learn more about the show, an
exhibition showcasing sketches and completed creations is slated to open
on Oct.26 at The Garden Building in Tu Liem district.
The exhibition, which runs until Oct.29, will also present creations
by eight young promising designers from the London Centre for Fashion
Studies in Hanoi.
Visitors to the exhibition will
also have a chance to get a back stage peek at what goes on behind the
scenes for the first time.
Coorganised by Dep
(Beauty) magazine, Le Media and Le Bros, the DFS will start at 8pm at
The Garden Building, Me Tri Road, Tu Liem district, Hanoi on Oct. 30./.
