HCM City (VNA) - A group of Israeli fashion designers from theShenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art will present their latestcollections at the fourth Vietnam International Fashion Week 2017 (VNIFW),which will open in HCM City on April 25 night.
The designers will join 20 foreign and Vietnamese colleagues during the four-dayevent.
Leah Perez, head of the Shenkar’s design faculty, and lecturer Rachel BermanHadari will feature a taste of Israel culture and lifestyle through theirclothes.
Shenkar, opened in 1970, was named after Aryeh Shenkar, a pioneer in theIsraeli textile industry.
The institute provides academic qualifications and R&D services for modernindustry.
It is ranked ninth on the “The Top 50 Fashion Schools in the World” list byFASHIONISTA, a US-based website on fashion.
Several famous designers from international fashion houses, including Lavin andNili Lotan NY, studied at Shenkar.
The VNIFW 2017 includes a total of 20 shows featuring creations by Vietnameseand foreign designers from Israel, Germany, Australia, Portuguese, Thailand andthe Republic of Korea.
More than 150 items will be presented by 100 fashion models in Hanoi and HCMCity.
The event will feature new collections by young Vietnamese designers such as DoLong, Chung Thanh Phong and Hoang Le Ha.
Local fashion brand names 21 Six and Xita will also behighlighted.
Organised by Multimedia JSC, a leading agency in modeling and TV reality showproduction, the event this year is expected to attract more internationalattention.
It will open at 8pm on April 25 at Gem Centre, 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem street, District1.-VNA