Vietnamese model Anh Thu in a look by designer Le Thanh Hoa, who will open AVIFW Spring/Summer 2023 with his latest collection called “Flowers and the Waves” (Photo: Courtesy of Multimedia JSC)

Themed "Shaping The Future", the event, the 15th edition, will be marked with a special collection using nature and environment friendly materials produced by time-honored craft villages. The collection will be made by 18 designers at home and abroad.

The Vietnam International Fashion Week was first launched in 2014 aimed to promote Vietnamese fashion to international friends and bring world fashion trends closer to Vietnamese people.

The event has become a prestigious cultural event, attracting the embassies and consulates of Italy, France, Israel, and South Korea to participate.

It is one of the largest events of its kind in Southeast Asia, ranking 4th after International Fashion Week in Tokyo, Seoul, and Shanghai.