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Artists wearing Miss Ngoc Han's ao dai attended the event.

During the recording of the Gala program "Good deeds" with the theme "Love Vietnam" organized by VTV, a series of familiar artists from the North had the opportunity to gather to honor the "silent heroes" who have made outstanding charitable contributions and helped the community in 2024.

Artists Minh Hoa, Nguyet Hang, actresses Anh Tho, Thanh Huong, Quach Thu Phuong, Thuc Anh, Sy Hung, Bao Han, MC Manh Khang, MC Ngo Mai Phuong, actor Minh Tiep and his wife, Miss Sports Doan Thu Thuy, Manhunt 2018 runner-up Mai Tuan Anh... all wore ao dai designed by Ngoc Han at the filming. These ao dai designs are in the beauty queen's two latest collections with the themes of Hanoi's Features and Tet At Ty.

Ngoc Han is gentle in an ao dai printed with a painting of Long Bien Bridge by artist Le Thiet Cuong. She has been a regular guest at *the Kindness Gala* for many years.

At the end of December 2024, Ngoc Han introduced 4 Ao Dai designs in a collection inspired by the paintings of artist Le Thiet Cuong at the Tet Ty art exhibition of the G39 group. Ngoc Han felt lucky to be loved by artist Le Thiet Cuong even though they had only known each other for 2 years and collaborated together on several art projects.

The process of printing Le Thiet Cuong's paintings onto fabric was a challenge for Miss Vietnam 2010. The paintings were horizontal, while the ao dai was vertical, so it was difficult to arrange the layout for printing. The beauty queen spent a lot of time rearranging the layout and colors, even putting 2-3 paintings on the same ao dai frame.

“How to maintain the minimalist spirit of Mr. Cuong’s paintings while still expressing my own design mark is a difficult problem for me. During the process of creating the collection, I always asked Mr. Cuong for his opinion and received a lot of advice from him. He is meticulous and attentive to the smallest details. I am happy that he likes the way I creatively ‘mix’ his works on an ao dai frame,” she expressed.

Ngoc Han’s ao dai collection is mainly made of cotton (custom-made) and silk. These are two environmentally friendly materials, creating a comfortable feeling for the wearer. In addition to designs for women, she also has designs for men, children and scarf accessories made of soft silk chiffon. With pastel tones (yellow, pink...) and images of Long Bien bridge, the old town... or the image of the snake (the symbolic animal of the year of At Ty).

Each ao dai design bears the cultural imprint of Hanoi, while also containing humane messages about life and people. Whether innovating the shape or creating modern details on the sleeves, buttons, etc., Ngoc Han's ao dai always retains its traditional features. This is also the direction that the beauty queen has pursued since becoming a fashion designer.