This is the first time Nguyen Minh Tuan has participated in the largest fashion week in Vietnam. The designer brought 30 couture designs inspired by the dawn light, exploiting the shades of change from quiet moments to sunrise.
The collection uses white, champagne, silver metallic colors combined with gold and light pink tones. The highlight lies in the technique of handmade embellishment with thousands of crystals, stones and beads meticulously processed on a body-hugging design background.
Nguyen Minh Tuan continues to promote his strengths in the high-end evening gown fashion line with shapes that tôn curves, combined with see-through details, 3D structure and asymmetry cuts. Many designs are supplemented with feathers and long capes to create a movement effect when performing on the catwalk.
Throughout the collection, the designer builds an image of a modern, powerful woman who still retains her softness and femininity. The designs are processed in the direction of creating a light reflection effect, helping outfits change their appearance from different perspectives.
The most noticed part of the show was the appearance of beauty Vanessa Pulgarín - Miss Grand International All Stars 2026. She took on the vedette position, closing the collection to applause from the audience.
Vanessa Pulgarín appeared in a body-hugging fishtail dress, studded with high-class crystals and stones. The outfit has an off-the-shoulder neckline, cut-out details and a long white chiffon on the back. Combined with a matching stone-studded headpiece, the beauty brings an image like a "goddess of light", true to the spirit that the collection wants to convey.
Vanessa Pulgarín's performance contributed to pushing the audience's emotions to a climax, while completing the story of the birth, hope and constant movements of light.
With "Lightborne", Nguyen Minh Tuan continues to affirm his personal mark in the field of high-end evening gown fashion. The collection not only shows the designer's signature handicraft technique but also shows the investment in ideas and performance in his first appearance at Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week.
