Fashion show of camisole revealing offensive body: Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports speaks out

After the electronic newspaper VTC News reflected on the collection of stylized bibs, revealing the body, which angered experts, on May 17, the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City has responded.

Representative of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City. HCM shared: Fashion show named New Tradition took place on May 6, 2023 without implementing the set of administrative procedures in accordance with regulations at the Department of Culture and Sports.

Currently, the Inspectorate of the Department of Culture and Sports is coordinating with relevant agencies to continue to verify the incident and will handle it in accordance with current laws.

The fashion show “New Tradition” by designer Tuong Danh did not carry out the set of administrative procedures in accordance with regulations at the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City.

Before that, the fashion show New Tradition (roughly translated: New tradition) of designer Tuong Danh aroused mixed public opinion with the image of a model wearing a strap hat, stylized camisole, revealing part of her body. back and waist 3.

Another disturbing image is a male model wearing a yellow off-the-shoulder neckline dress. When performing, this person also holds a golden bell in his hand. Along with that, many other designs inspired by Ao Dai, camisole also have bold cut details…

This collection met with fierce opposition from experts. Painter and researcher Nguyen Duc Binh said: “The person who made this costume did not understand the tradition and cultural identity. This costume does not carry the cultural identity of the Vietnamese people.

The cultural identity with Vietnamese costumes is discreet, humble, and simple, but now there are many designers who cover it up with words like inspiration, modern breath, the voice of our times. live to create inappropriate, ridiculous costumes. They are confused. What inspired so? Costumes, whether innovative or not, must still reflect the Vietnamese cultural identity.

And Ton That Minh Khoi, director of the historical project Thien Nam Lich Dai Hau Phi, criticized: “Since when has the traditional sports hat been attached to these grotesque, vulgar bare butts? Can’t believe the eyes of these images!

Since when has the image of monks begging for alms, which is an extremely sacred image, reminiscent of the original Sangha, has been so grotesquely distorted on the catwalk?

It all comes from a brand pretending to be “Vietnamese traditional clothes”, the frustration reaches the bottom. Don’t, never use the excuse of “innovation”, “creation” to force, brutally kill traditional culture like this! I vehemently condemn and oppose this collection and brand!”.

The image made the audience angry in the show.

Meanwhile, many viewers also expressed displeasure with this collection. One person wrote: “The designer wants to bring the traditional theme into the design but does not care about the values ​​and images of Vietnamese people for generations. The image of a traditional Vietnamese woman is extremely beautiful and has her own charm. Want to innovate. No matter how innovative, we must keep the core of the tradition.”

Another audience member criticized more harshly: “For the camisole, even though it is underwear, it is still a symbol of women, a symbol of softness and grace, grace, not ridiculous to coordinate with tight pants, high heels. like a stripper.”

According to VTC