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There is a particular image that stays with you from the Soul of Vietnam Festival’s Runway on the Waterfront: Vietnamese áo dài against the backdrop of Victoria’s Inner Harbour, the mountains behind, the water in front, the crowd pressing close along the edges of the stage. It is not an image you would have predicted. […]
By mid-morning on Aug. 16, 2026, Ship Point was already becoming something else. The Inner Harbour, familiar to most Victorians as a backdrop for whale-watching boats and tourist foot traffic, had been transformed into a Vietnamese cultural village stretching from the waterfront to the festival boundary, with the smell of broth and lemongrass drifting across […]
by Vand Magazine Editorial Team The Greek-American designer arrived at Vancouver Fashion Week FW26 with The Jungle Feveress, a collection that is messy, torn, stained, and unapologetically alive. Fresh from winning Best New Designer at Athens Fashion Week for The Reigning Balkan Princess, Chantal brought her signature “Balkan maximalism” across the Atlantic, proving that imperfection […]
by Vand Magazine Editorial Team There is a Japanese art form called Kintsugi, the practice of repairing shattered ceramics with gold lacquer, transforming fractures into luminous seams. The broken object does not pretend it was never damaged. Instead, it declares: I have been broken, and I am more beautiful for it. This is the philosophy […]
by Vand Magazine Editorial Team Vancouver Fashion Week FW26 begins not with spectacle, but with precision. Richard Wei, the Canadian designer chosen to set the tone for the season, arrives with City Lights—a collection that refuses the expected narrative of “Canadian fashion” and instead offers something far more complex: a study of duality, luminosity, and […]
by Vand Magazine Editorial TeamAo Miyasaka brings “Death to Violence” to New York Fashion Week—a funeral for the past and a manifesto for the future. New York Fashion Week is often a spectacle of aspiration—a place where dreams are sold in silk and sequins. But for Ao Miyasaka, a 2000-born creator representing the new wave […]
Fancy a break from the heat of the city and leave all the stress behind but not too far from home, consider Pu Luong (Thanh Hoa Province), where you can immerse in the wild beauty of mountains and forests, get some fresh breezes and admire all the charming combination of nature. About 160 km southwest […]
Vietnam boasts numerous amazing places to visit, various off-the-beaten-track tourist attractions and hidden gems in Vietnam are waiting to be explored. Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is one of them. Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is located in Bo Trach and Minh Hoa Districts, Quang Binh Province. Inscribed on the World Heritage List […]
Vietnam was named Asia’s Leading Nature Destination 2024 for the third time at the 31st World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony 2024. This award is a power boost to Vietnam – an ecotourism destination that protects biodiversity and promotes conservation. Located on the East Sea coast, Vietnam has an area of over 331,000 […]
