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Vietnamese designer to open Vancouver Fashion Week

Phuong My will become the first Vietnamese designer to open Vancouver Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 which will be held on September 17-23.
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Phương My will become the first Vietnamese designer to open Vancouver Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 from September 17-23. — Photo courtesy of Phuong My (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Phuong My will become the first Vietnamesedesigner to open Vancouver Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 which will be heldon September 17-23.

My will present her spring/summer collection 2019 at the opening night onSeptember 17 at Vancouver Art Gallery’s North Plaza.

The collection will feature dozens of designs in luxury materials, printedpatterns and specific shapes, especially suited for Asian women.

The 31st season of the Vancouver Fashion Week will see the participation ofnearly 100 designers from many countries and territories such as the US, theRepublic of Korea, Australia, Germany, Spain and Switzerland.

Born in HCM City, My, a graduate of the Academy of Art University in SanFrancisco, began her design career after winning top prizes at two prestigiouscontests, Are You Runway Ready in New York City and the Discarded to DivineProject in San Francisco in 2010.

In 2013, she returned to HCM City to launch her own brand PHUONG MY, which hasreceived a warm welcome from customers and celebrities.

She now has 30 stores in 20 countries and territories, including France, Italy,Taiwan, China, the Republic of Korea, Dubai, Kuwait and the United ArabEmirates.

My has also worked as a stylist for key fashion magazines in Vietnam suchas Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.

She has attended leading international fashion events, including New YorkFashion Week Event sponsored by Astonish Magazine in 2011, Black VSan Francisco Fashion Show in 2011, Tokyo Fashion Fuse Show in 2011, BLUEPRINTFashion Show in Singapore in 2011, Asia Fashion Week in Malaysia in 2011, PerthFashion Festival in Australia in 2015, and Dubai Fashion Week in 2017.

Vancouver Fashion Week began in 2001 dedicated to cultivating the success ofboth established designers and award-winning emerging designers with its globalperspective and highly multicultural approach. 

Since 2014, the organiser has presented the annual Nancy Mak Award, given to atalented and promising emerging designer with the intention of providing toolsneeded to bring their brand to the next step.-VNS/VNA

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