Recently, Vietnam NextGen Fashion Era 2 – a large-scale fashion show dedicated to the next generation of young Vietnamese designers – honored designer Tran Anh Khoa in the "Sustainable Thinking Designer" category with his collection "À ơi" and awarded the "Most Loved Collection" prize to designer Dinh Xuan Diep with his collection "Kham".
Tran Anh Khoa (right) and Dinh Xuan Diep (left), the two valedictorians of the fashion design major at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, receive awards at Vietnam NextGen Fashion Era 2.
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It is known that Dinh Xuan Diep is the valedictorian of the fashion design major in 2025 and Tran Anh Khoa is the valedictorian of the fashion design major in 2026 of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology.
From graduation project to professional stage
The "À ơi" collection was developed from Anh Khoa's graduation project, exploring the spirit of green living through images of branches, seeds, handcrafted dyeing techniques, and knitting…
Khoa said: "Coming to Vietnam NextGen Fashion Era 2, my preparation wasn't simply limited to one or two months before the competition. I had been following the program from previous seasons and had cherished this opportunity for a long time. During the graduation project phase, when I realized that my creative philosophy perfectly matched the criteria of the 'Sustainable Thinking Designer' category, I understood that this was the perfect time to step onto the big stage."
Tran Anh Khoa and the models in the "A Oi" collection at Vietnam NextGen Fashion Era 2