Thirsty Thursday #1

Xin Chao fashion students,

I know we are all busy in preparing our final projects, but let's share some words about what happened on November 3, 2011.

The college hall was packed with students, curious and curiouser to learn all about setting up a fashion business in hectic Hanoi. YES! The first edition of Thirsty Thursday was a success.

LCFS’ students came early to attend this event

The guest speakers: The Chula team and Ms. Duyen Huong’s design – the founder of two famous brands L’Atelier and Concept Design.

Owners of two famous fashion brands Chula and L’Atelier are guess speakers

Diego, an architect turned designer, shared his experience in starting up Chula in Vietnam. He revealed that the combination between Spanish’s colorful designs, embroidery technique and Eastern colorful fabrics created the Chula’s success in Vietnam. He and Laura, his joyful and beautiful wife, make the perfect couple. Their positive energy and undeniable professionalism  is the good recipe behind the success of the brand.

Diego Cortizas and Laura Fonatn – co-founder of Chula shared their experiences with LCFS’ students.

 We also had the chance to meet with Ms. Duyen Huong. As a former LCFS student, she is the perfect example of someone talented and ambitious enough, who took what she learned at LCFS and applied it in the working world. More specially, Ms. Duyen Huong set up her fashion business on what she studied at LCFS. And today, she has made a real name for herself in the Hanoi fashion scene.

 

Ms. Duyen Huong’s designs showed in the event

Ms. Duyen Huong is sharing her success  with the younger generation.

Lucky for us, all three, enthousiastically shared their experience, in starting up their fashion brands, with all the ups and down, challenges and problems. The talk was full of useful information, but also life experiences and funny stories, which made it more exciting.


So get out there, you know what to do now. As  Ms. Duyen Huong put it "If you want it, go get it".

And what do WE say?
WE WANT MORE!! And cannot wait for the second edition of Thirsty Thursday!

Enjoy,
Talk to you soon,
Joelle