The elders have passed down that the founder of the tailoring profession is Mrs. Nguyen Thi Sen. According to the legend, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Sen was born and raised in Trach Xa village, Hoa Lam commune, Ung Hoa district, Son Tay town (the village was established by Quy Minh Dai Vuong, a general under the Hung King). At that time, she was appointed as Tu Phi Hoang Hau by King Dinh Tien Hoang. At the royal palace, she was assigned to manage the Royal Costume Sewing Department. In particular, she trained a large team of tailors and embroiderers. She taught the palace maids each needle and thread, developing the tailoring profession in the royal palace that had never existed before.
In the year of Ky Mao (979), King Dinh Tien Hoang passed away. Disappointed with the court falling into war and power struggles, she took her children to leave the Royal Palace and return to her hometown Trach Xa village. Here, she taught the tailoring profession in the palace to the villagers and since then the tailoring profession has developed from generation to generation, and has been around for more than a thousand years. She passed away on December 12.
So that future generations will know about the merits of their ancestors, the people of Trach Xa village built a temple to honor her as the Saint of the tailoring profession and held a festival to commemorate her death on the 12th day of the 12th lunar month every year.
Designer Thuy Le and members of the Vietnamese Ao Dai Culture Club returned to Trach Xa village to respectfully offer incense to the sewing profession's ancestors.
To pay tribute to the founder of the profession, designer Thuy Le and the Vietnam Ao Dai Culture Club went to Trach Xa village to respectfully offer incense. The anniversary of the founder's death is not only to remember and pay tribute to the founder of the tailoring profession, but also a spiritual cultural feature in the lives of Vietnamese people; it is an opportunity for fashion designers to express their love, pride and responsibility in preserving the nation's cultural heritage.
“This is a special occasion for those in the garment and fashion industry to pay tribute to their ancestors, remember and honor those who created the traditional garment industry,” said designer Thuy Le.
Designer Thuy Le attended the anniversary of the profession's founder with designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam (second from left).
On this occasion, designer Thuy Le did not forget to express her gratitude to her teacher, designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam. “I have been in the fashion industry for nearly 40 years, but with ao dai, my chance to design ao dai began when I met designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam. Thanks to that, I participated in his ao dai training course, which opened up many new opportunities and new thinking about the profession.
In addition to professional knowledge in tailoring and designing ao dai, I learned a lot from Mr. Nam about management and business operations. Therefore, for every achievement, I always show my respect and gratitude to designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam,” she said.
Designer Thuy Le and members of the Vietnamese Ao Dai Culture Club in Trach Xa village.
Continuing the tradition, designer Thuy Le has had a journey of nearly 40 years of persistent research and innovation with fashion and ao dai. She left a strong mark through many programs, awards and collections performed on stage.
Designer Thuy Le (blue ao dai) with the collection Thang Long Imperial Citadel Patterns was awarded First Prize by the Vietnam Women's Union.
Most notably, in 2020, designer Thuy Le won the first prize at the "Proud of Vietnamese Ao Dai" design campaign organized by the Vietnam Women's Union with the Ao Dai collection "Thang Long Imperial Citadel Patterns". Following that success, once again, the idea of Thang Long Imperial Citadel relics was brought by designer Thuy Le to the Ao Dai in the collection called "A thousand years of mark". From the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic complex, from the relics preserved here with priceless cultural values, the massive architecture associated with the brilliant development dynasties of Vietnam was brought by the designer to the Ao Dai with the patterns on the Kinh Thien Palace threshold and the dragon and phoenix images, symbolizing the prosperity of the dynasties of the capital Thang Long.
Collection named "A thousand years of mark" by designer Thuy Le.
The Sen Thu collection performed at Hang Mua, Ninh Binh in August 2022 is also a mark that she is proud of. Exploiting the familiar theme of lotus, the designer has researched and studied to bring a difference, both sophisticated and highly applicable to users.
Designer Thuy Le presents the Autumn Lotus collection at Hang Mua, Ninh Binh.
In 2023, at the Hanoi Autumn Festival organized by the Hanoi People's Committee, taking place in the Hoan Kiem Lake walking street, designer Thuy Le continues to honor the theme of traditional culture. Each design in the collection bears the designer's personal mark. From sophisticated patterns to modern stylized motifs, all are expressed in a delicate and harmonious way.
Designer Thuy Le's Ao Dai collection performed at Hanoi Autumn Festival 2023.
Designer Thuy Le believes that the ao dai is too familiar, but the difference to express the designer's own style and aesthetic is in the cutting and embroidery techniques, the use of colors, layout, decoration, etc. "Ao dai is designed by many people and each person has a different technique and creativity. For me, every time I design, I always keep in mind that the Vietnamese ao dai is not only a traditional costume but has become a cultural symbol, carrying the entire material and spiritual civilization of the Vietnamese people. When wearing ao dai, it is not simply wearing a beautiful, formal outfit, but ao dai is also a reminder to each wearer that we are Vietnamese people, carrying the beauty of Vietnamese culture," she said.
Designer Thuy Le also believes that in the 4.0 revolution, the ao dai is facing many challenges in innovation to suit modern spaces. If the costumes and design thinking are not renewed every day, traditional costumes will not be able to survive. However, no matter how creative or innovative, it is necessary to adhere to traditional cultural values. No matter what era, the ao dai must bring a gentle, discreet beauty to women. The wearer and the ao dai are honored and complement each other. Therefore, each outfit is my love and passion put into it.
Designer Thuy Le and Designer Kim Hanh.
Currently, in addition to design, she also holds the position of Vice President of the Vietnam Ao Dai Culture Club, a place to connect and create a playground for Ao Dai lovers to express their passion, thereby promoting culture and tourism to domestic and international friends.
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