October
25th, 2023

THUY DESIGN HOUSE "To Hong": Pieu scarf woven with love on the Northwest mountain slopes

Designer Thuy Nguyen returns with the latest collection called "To Hong" inspired by the legend of white ban flowers and Pieu scarves, along with folk materials from the Northwest mountains and forests to praise the love of couples as well as the natural beauty of this land. “My voice echoes in the mountains and forests, but no one answers Text along with the wind and the scarf is still here waiting for you"

The echoing lyrical lyrics of the song "Pieu Scarf" are like a call for a couple's love, opening up the space of the majestic mountainsides and vast forests of the Northwest highlands, where life takes place. of honest, free people who are deeply connected by invisible and tangible connections, strangely passionate. This is also the inspiration for designer Thuy Nguyen to create the latest collection called "To Hong"

The red string, or the string that connects the emotions between lovers, the romantic feelings, the passionate sincerity, is what binds us, creating an unbreakable chain of connections between people, between people. hearts sobbing for love.

In Thai ethnic culture, there is a story about the love story between Ban and Khum. When separated, the girl hung the Pieu scarf on the stairs of the boy's house and then set out to find her lover. Walking forever, she died and transformed into a banyan flower spreading across the Northwest mountainsides, while he became a lonely bird, each flower blooming season calling out to his lover.

Allowing creativity to soar on the basis of fashion materials, "To Hong" recreates the story of Ban and Khum through the unique artistic thinking of designer Thuy Nguyen. Woven from cotton and then dyed with indigo, the Pieu scarf is both a testament to the ingenuity, aesthetic level and rich imagination of Thai girls, and also carries the personal feelings of Indian girls. The age of the full moon is reflected in the colorful, sophisticated but moderately embroidered details of sai peng patterns on the two ends of some traditional Pieu scarves. In addition, the theme of the pink thread is also shown throughout the innovative designs of Thai ethnic women's costumes, such as troa cam (tight-fitting short shirt with buttons along the length of the shirt), dull ( skirts), sashes (belts),... create impressive and contemporary ensembles.

The stylized motifs appearing in the collection such as flowers, deer, eight-pointed stars or pairs of birds were selected and developed from familiar images on meticulously and brilliantly embroidered brocade fabric associated with spiritual life of Thai ethnic women. Creative and sensitive, they find vibrations from all kinds of things in everyday life and breathe into them their unmixed personal breath.

The human emotions blending with the natural scenery of the Northwest mountains are clearly expressed in the collection through the main colors, including shades of blue and green, like a friendly meeting. The love between the endless mountains and the blue sky and clouds. These are also two prominent colors often used in the traditional costumes of Thai ethnic women. Dotted among the green patches are pink and purple colors from dark to light, like the feminine and sweet moments of budding emotions, and the passionate and salty moments of mature love. Next are the two colors yellow and orange, creating fresh, radiant shades like flower fields, watering the soul to make people more excited.

The collection is processed with a variety of techniques from small beaded appliqués to hand-embroidered brocade on a printed background of stylized patterns from ethnic motifs of the Northwest region, creating rhythmic harmonies between colors. and shapes, highlighting the artisan spirit that is an indispensable feature when it comes to traditional Thai ethnic costumes as well as contemporary Vietnamese designs from Thuy Design House.

Like the beauty of the Northwest landscape, both majestic and lyrical, the lines of the design intertwine the sturdyness of brocade and brocade with the flow of lace and satin, amidst modern touches. in shape, sophisticated in details but also rich in national identity. The collection opens up for viewers their own visions of shyness and discreetness, but still mixed with a bit of liberality and boldness in the way of expressing the romantic feelings of the girls here.

Ekip:

Photo: Minh Nhon

Model : Kiều Anh 

Makeup: Myy Nguyễn

Hair: Đức Anh

Stylist: Vy Nger

Video: Hiếu GB

 

Thực hiện: Mỹ Đỗ