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Mrs Asia USA International Bichlien
Nguyen is looking majestic in
Vietnam’s top fashion designer
Do Trinh Hoai Nam’s “Me Au Co”
Collection. Crafted in French velvet
and accentuated with exotic designs,
this green gown is covered in lotus
flowers, representing pure spirit,
elegant beauty, and royalty. The
yellow floral accents on both the
headpiece & dress incorporate pure
24 karat gold, and around the collar
of this exquisite piece are jade &
precious green gemstones. Nam was
voted as the 2017 Ao Dai Designer
of the Year, and has been one of the
international designers to open both
the New York Couture Fashion Week
in 2017, and the Paris Fashion Week
in 2018.

This dress was created to be worn by
the recipient of the “Mother Au Co”
honor, which Bichlien received in May
2018 during the Ao Dai Festival, put-
on by the biggest Vietnamese arts &
culture nonprofit organization in the
US. While wearing it she embodies the
Vietnamese legend “Me Âu Cơ”, the
mother of Vietnamese civilization. It is
valued at $40,000 USD.

Photo Credits:
Andreas Zhou and Kin Vong

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