Highlights of the Ao Dai Art Program "Fragrance of Vietnam"

On the evening of April 13, in Hanoi, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union organized the "Fragrance of Vietnam" Ao Dai Art program.

Attending the event were Party Central Committee members: Nguyen Thi Thanh, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly; Lam Thi Phuong Thanh, Deputy Chief of the Standing Office of the Party Central Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Vice Chairwoman and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Thi Tuyen, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women's Union; representatives of leaders of central and Hanoi city departments, ministries, branches and mass organizations.

Also attending were Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly, wife of General Secretary To Lam; Ambassadors and representatives of international organizations.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, President of the Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Tuyen said that since 2019, the Vietnam Women's Union has initiated and coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize events with the theme "Ao Dai - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage" with the goal of making Ao Dai a national intangible cultural heritage and proposing UNESCO to recognize Ao Dai as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Continuing the journey to turn the values ​​of Ao Dai into a World Cultural Heritage, the program "Fragrance and beauty of Vietnam" combines unique singing, dancing and music performances that vividly depict the beauty of Ao Dai and the aspirations of Vietnamese women to reach high and far in the new era.

"The creative heritage ao dai collections from talented, dedicated designers who have grown up through the program "Starting a business from ao dai" show traditional beauty but still have a breath of the times" - the President of the Vietnam Women's Union emphasized.

President of Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Tuyen delivered the opening speech of the program.

Within the framework of the program, Ao Dai collections will be performed by beauty queens, models, artists, singers, professional dancers and female students from the Vietnam Women's Academy in three chapters.

Chapter 1 - The quintessence of Vietnamese Ao Dai: Ao Dai is expressed through five themes that are deeply humanistic, reflecting the depth of emotions and noble qualities of women through the seasons of the year and the levels of love: Spring - Brilliant beginning; Summer - Strong and enduring; Autumn - Quiet and profound; Winter - Brave and delicate; Love Dance - Romantic and passionate.

Chapter 2 - A Round of Vietnam: showcasing creative heritage Ao Dai collections by more than 40 mature designers through the program "Starting a business from Ao Dai".

Each design is a vivid cultural slice, leading viewers through a journey of three regions: North, Central and South, where local identity is honored with a Vietnamese fashion language. The journey ends in the heart of the Fatherland - the capital Hanoi, where tradition and modernity intersect, marking the new look of the Vietnamese ao dai - elegant, brave and full of aspiration.

Ao dai collections are inspired by Vietnam's cultural heritage and natural landscapes of the three regions.

Chapter 3 - Fragrance of Vietnam: Launch of the collection "Ao Dai with the logo of the Vietnam Women's Union". Inspired by the dove symbol in the logo of the Vietnam Women's Union, representing peace, freedom and aspiration to reach far, the stylized image of a dove appears in the designs of the collection "Ao Dai with the logo of the Vietnam Women's Union" created by designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam.

From there, it has brought a new perspective on the connection between tradition and the spirit of modern women, not only honoring the beauty of Ao Dai but also spreading a meaningful message about the rise and flight of Vietnamese women in the journey to master the future, integrate and shine globally.

Realizing that spreading the value of Vietnamese Ao Dai is a very meaningful and necessary task, every year, the Vietnam Women's Union has launched a campaign for women of all walks of life nationwide to respond to the "Ao Dai Week" periodically on March 8; guiding all levels of the Union to organize many practical and meaningful activities to honor Vietnamese Ao Dai such as: large-scale mass performances and parades to set Vietnam Guinness records; activities to give Ao Dai to poor women and women in difficult circumstances by Women's Unions in many localities; the program "Starting a business from Ao Dai" for the period 2023-2025 for more than 10,000 members...

Source: https://nhandan.vn/dac-sac-chuong-trinh-ao-dai-nghe-thuat-huong-sac-viet-nam-post872091.html