(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Designer Fashion Week 2016 will open next weekend with an ambitious goal: bringing 20 top local designers closer to the general public and giving the nascent fashion industry a much-needed boost. Famous designers and fashion houses have confirmed their attendance. This event will also promote top new graduates from leading universities’ fashion departments. A panel of famous fashion editors, models and designers said that the fashion week will also see the creation of the Association of Vietnamese Designers.