Washington event celebrates Vietnamese traditional fashion, cuisine
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Vietnamese arts and culture, hosted a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration on Saturday at the Martin Luther King Library in Washington, DC, spotlighting fashion and cuisine, two integral aspects of Vietnamese culture.
 Designer Thai Nguyen introduces his Ao dai collection at the event in Washington, DC, February 15, 2025. (Photo: VNA) |
The event featured an impressive line-up of guest speakers, including writer and culinary expert Monique Truong, fashion designer Thai Nguyen, acclaimed chef Kenny Thai, and Professor Annita Mannur, a specialist in Critical Race and Gender Studies at American University.
More than 200 attendees, including Vietnamese Americans and their American friends, engaged with discussions on fashion, cuisine, and the launch of “Mai’s Ao Dai”, a book co-authored by Monique Truong and Thai Nguyen on the topic of Ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress).