Hoi An: Haute Couture in Vietnam
I am stuck in the shopping paradise!! The past week I spent in the quiet town of Hoi An, designing clothes and getting them tailor made within hours! It’s unbelievable! And I think I just discovered my new profession: clothes designer! Doesn’t this almost look like Armani…
Or Gucci…?? ;-)
You can definitely get addicted to it! But it’s also worth it! Where else can you get tailor made suits for about 30 – 50 $ ??
A tutti gli Italiani: Roma non e piu la citta della moda, pero Hoi An! Vabbe, al meno e meno costoso qui ;-)
Sono in un posto bellisimo in una casa vecchia (del otto cento) tutto in legno con una familia carinissima, qui mi invita tutti I giorni a cena, a pranzo e sono solo simpaticissimi! La piu bella esperienza que ho fatto in Vietnam fin ad ora. Ho fatto amici con tanta gente qui. La familia e grande (come tutte le familie vietnamesi), cosi la sorella della ragazza del hotel ha anche un negozio per fare vestiti e ho gia fatto un sacco di roba li! Non so come portare, pero ci trovero un modo! E poi a Roma vi faccio vedere!
I met the nicest people so far on my trip in Vietnam! The family of one of the tailor shops I bought clothes invited me to their daughter’s engagement! Big fun I tell you. Great food and lot’s of ‘Bia’ (beer). And of course they were perfectly well dressed with ‘home designed’ clothes! Hanging out here for a while, I meet more and more local people. The other night I met two tailors and had a few beers with them and next day one of them showed me his factory where they make all the clothes. It’s incredible here. The tailors sometimes work overnight just to get the orders for the people done until they are leaving!
All the people here are extremely fashionable, it’s like walking in a museum! But at the same time the traditional Vietnamese life style blends into this world of Haute Couture and chique and fancy restaurants! So right next to my guesthouse is the daily market where the boats with daily fresh fish arrives, all sorts of fruits and vegetables and all the other kitsch clothes get sold. And throughout the town there are plenty of temples and places where people worship and hold traditional ceremonies!
I am staying in one of the most beautiful and oldest houses (about 180 years old) here in Hoi An. The family who runs the place is just the nicest family I have met so far on my trip! They invite us for dinner almost every other night and are helpful in just about anything you would like to know or do.
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One of the owner’s daughters runs a tailor shop across the street and she’s just the greates person. I design clothes on a piece of paper and show it to her and explain her the materials and the style and then she makes it just perfect|! And she makes the changes until it IS really perfect! And on top of that she invites me for lunches and last night even to come with her and her family to Karaoke!! Great fun! Imagine 8 people in a tiny room with a couch a television, 3 microphones and a few beers and a remote control to choose out of a repertoire of about 10000 songs! I leave the rest up to your imagination ;-)
In two days I am invited to the wedding of the hotel owner’s son. I think I will have to stay another 2 nights and do some more shopping :-)
Or Gucci…?? ;-)
You can definitely get addicted to it! But it’s also worth it! Where else can you get tailor made suits for about 30 – 50 $ ??
A tutti gli Italiani: Roma non e piu la citta della moda, pero Hoi An! Vabbe, al meno e meno costoso qui ;-)
Sono in un posto bellisimo in una casa vecchia (del otto cento) tutto in legno con una familia carinissima, qui mi invita tutti I giorni a cena, a pranzo e sono solo simpaticissimi! La piu bella esperienza que ho fatto in Vietnam fin ad ora. Ho fatto amici con tanta gente qui. La familia e grande (come tutte le familie vietnamesi), cosi la sorella della ragazza del hotel ha anche un negozio per fare vestiti e ho gia fatto un sacco di roba li! Non so come portare, pero ci trovero un modo! E poi a Roma vi faccio vedere!
I met the nicest people so far on my trip in Vietnam! The family of one of the tailor shops I bought clothes invited me to their daughter’s engagement! Big fun I tell you. Great food and lot’s of ‘Bia’ (beer). And of course they were perfectly well dressed with ‘home designed’ clothes! Hanging out here for a while, I meet more and more local people. The other night I met two tailors and had a few beers with them and next day one of them showed me his factory where they make all the clothes. It’s incredible here. The tailors sometimes work overnight just to get the orders for the people done until they are leaving!
All the people here are extremely fashionable, it’s like walking in a museum! But at the same time the traditional Vietnamese life style blends into this world of Haute Couture and chique and fancy restaurants! So right next to my guesthouse is the daily market where the boats with daily fresh fish arrives, all sorts of fruits and vegetables and all the other kitsch clothes get sold. And throughout the town there are plenty of temples and places where people worship and hold traditional ceremonies!
I am staying in one of the most beautiful and oldest houses (about 180 years old) here in Hoi An. The family who runs the place is just the nicest family I have met so far on my trip! They invite us for dinner almost every other night and are helpful in just about anything you would like to know or do.
(picture still missing)
One of the owner’s daughters runs a tailor shop across the street and she’s just the greates person. I design clothes on a piece of paper and show it to her and explain her the materials and the style and then she makes it just perfect|! And she makes the changes until it IS really perfect! And on top of that she invites me for lunches and last night even to come with her and her family to Karaoke!! Great fun! Imagine 8 people in a tiny room with a couch a television, 3 microphones and a few beers and a remote control to choose out of a repertoire of about 10000 songs! I leave the rest up to your imagination ;-)
In two days I am invited to the wedding of the hotel owner’s son. I think I will have to stay another 2 nights and do some more shopping :-)
borislauser - 17. Jan, 12:39
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