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Local Knowledge Ho Chi Minh City – Local Tips from Audrey from Saigon

Audrey Tran, Saigon Kitsch, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We were greeted by the delightful Miss Audrey Tran and her warm smile when we stumbled upon her groovy shop, Saigon Kitsch, when I was scouting for fashion boutiques and cool new shops for a magazine story we were working on about the renaissance of Vietnam’s southern capital, Ho Chi Minh City. The 26 year-old … Read more

Saigon Take-Homes – Communist Kitsch and Post-Modern Fashion

Interestingly, the subject that seems to most inspire Saigon’s contemporary designers is the past – the tumultuous historic events of the 1960s and 1970s, along with Vietnam’s traditional culture, heritage, arts, and crafts. The story of Vietnamese-Australian designer, artist and entrepreneur Mai Lam is similar to other returning Vietnamese we met in Saigon: after losing … Read more