Young designer Phuong Nguyen launches mysterious Lanh My A collection

Phuong Nguyen is one of the few designers who follow the call of time. Despite her young age and career, she has a great love and passion for traditional Vietnamese values. “The story of Uncle Tam Lang, a craftsman who has been struggling to preserve his profession for over 60 years, and his son, Nguyen Huu Tri, who continues his career, makes me very touched. Through decorative pleats, diagonal cuts, and free silk waves, I want to honor the natural beauty of this perfect silk material. I want to create a graceful, airy look, reminiscent of an old Hanoi,” Phuong shared.

Phuong Nguyen’s collection is likened to a dance of mysterious black. Loose, comfortable designs create a natural and easy look for every movement, while the combination of pieces, pleats and cross-braided patterns honor the soft, graceful feminine beauty.

There is nothing as noble and elegant as silk. There is also no beauty that deserves to be cherished and cherished like a girl in her youth. Phuong Nguyen has made that beauty even more charming thanks to elegant and sexy designs. It is a graceful straight dress that highlights the ivory skin with silk waves flowing freely with every movement of the body. It is a low-necked tank top or a round-neck, long-sleeved shirt with a V-neck slit in the back, combined with a pleated skirt with a gentle knot at the side. If the weather suddenly gets cold, you can combine it with a scarf also made of Lanh My A material, whose smocking embroidery technique has created extremely charming ruffles, or a vest that is neither thick nor thin, with a classic shape, with sleeves that fit the body, so that when needed, you can still show off the elegant dress inside.

Phuong Nguyen also created pretty hats, which were once a characteristic of Hanoi girls. Hanoi girls in the past often had long, jet-black hair tied neatly in velvet scarves. Hanoi girls today dress up with stylized hats on their heads, feeling very individual.

Another special feature of Phuong Nguyen’s collection is the smocking braids at the neck, back or side. Smocking originated in England around the 12th century, often used to decorate the bras and chests of upper-class ladies. This technique is very suitable for cold materials, highlighting the smooth, shiny black surface like leather. In addition, too much black can easily create a cold, monotonous feeling. Therefore, Phuong Nguyen always combines her designs with Hanoia lacquer jewelry. “These two materials are equally noble and sophisticated, they complement each other and make both shine,” Phuong Nguyen said.

Phuong Nguyen's Mysterious Black Dance is on display at Hanoia Boutique, 38 Hang Dao, Hanoi, a space imbued with culture and history that anyone would feel comfortable entering.

Photography:Pham Tuan Duc

Model:Kim Nhung

The Thanh