Vietnam designer Cong Tri attends Tokyo fashion event

Tri has brought to the event his collection called “No.9: Lua” (paddy) that features 41 creations based on inspiration from paddy, the most popular produce in Vietnam, and traditional values of Vietnamese people, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

He used traditional Vietnamese My A silk that was dyed by the tar of Diospyros mollis fruits for his collection.

Inspired by the garb of female rice farmers, Tri turned out some intriguing clothes crafted from a rare, highly prized silk with a sheen similar to leather and velvet.

The designer, who has 15 years’ experience in fashion business in Vietnam and is looking to branch out to new markets like Japan, has shown some stunning creations incorporating weaving, fringing, embroidery and appliqué.

Some of the winners include an all-black ensemble of an embellished jacket worn with cropped pants and another look featuring a woven, multicolor top paired with pedal pushers. The dramatic fringed numbers include an embroidered mini dress worn under a quilted silk jacket. The collection of Tri is described by Women’s Wear Daily, a fashion-industry trade journal under U.S.-based Condé Nast Publications.

He offers state-of-the-art, Paris-like designs that were tailor-made for Vietnamese with the top-notch and trendy

fabric produced by both advanced techniques and craftsmanship, and has his own way of telling a story with each collection, paying homage to the traditional values that he grew up with, it said.