Leyna Nguyen and Advance Beauty College's Tam Nguyen interview guests for Vietnamese-language television broadcast station, VietFaceTV.
Show host and model Sophie Bao Tran sported ruby red lips and nails for Jacky Tai's collection.
Show host and model Sophie Bao Tran sported ruby red lips and nails for Jacky Tai's collection.
Models for Jacky Tai's collection.
Model Kendra Chantelle for Calvin Hiep.
Model Kendra Chantelle for Calvin Hiep.
Calvin Hiep (back, center) and team.
Ariel Erhabor shows off her nails with one of Vicky Nguyen's swimsuit designs.
Ariel Erhabor shows off her nails with one of Vicky Nguyen's swimsuit designs.
Models Quynh Giao, Donna Vo, Judy Ly, Linda Trinh, and Kendra Chantelle modeled Calvin Hiep's collection.
A close-up of the pointed nails worn by one of Peter Phan's models.
A model for Peter Phan.
The Sachika Twins, Ton Nu To-Tam and Ton Nu To-Nya.
A model for the Sachika Twins.
Team Sachika pose for a photo on a stairway in the Asian Garden Mall.
A close-up of the pointed nails worn by Peter Phan's models.
Models for Thai Nguyen get ready for the runway.
Models for Thai Nguyen
A model for Thai Nguyen
Team Sachika pose for a photo on a stairway in the Asian Garden Mall.
Cynthia Bui's (center) daughter Courtney and nepher Aidan were the youngest models of the night.
Donna Tran poses in a wedding gown from Cynthia Bui's bridal collection.
Models for the Sahika Twins collection, and twins themselves, wait for their turn on the runway.
The Sachika Twins and two of their models with Westminster, Calif. mayor Tri Ta (center) and Westminster city councilman Sergio Contreras, who supported the event held in their city.
Advance Beauty College co-owner Linh Nguyen (right) enjoyed the evening with her mother, Kien Tam Nguyen.
VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham (left) attended Viet Fashion Week with her mother.
Model Donna Tran with her mother.
Cynthia Bui, known for her Ao dai Vietnamese dress designs (front) with the VietFaceTV video production team.
Viet Fasion Week creative director ViktorNL (left) with friends after the event.
Lexor's Jennifer Nguyen, and her husband Bryan Nguyen both double as models promoting the company's latest pedicure chairs. Lexor was the principal sponsor of the event.
Advance Beauty College instructor Cindy Nguyen offers advice as students perform a pedicure on a model.
The world’s top Vietnamese fashion designers came together for the first Viet Fashion Week (VFW) on Oct. 3rd at the Asian Garden Mall in Westminster, Calif. The event was the first international Vietnamese fashion show, showcasing the latest collections from Calvin Hiep, Thai Nguyen, Jacky Tai, Peter Phan, Vicki Nguyen, Cynthia Bui, and the Sachika Twins.
70 models were prepped at Advance Beauty College in Garden Grove, Calif, where Advance Beauty College students were able to assist each designer's hair and make-up teams, while nail students prepped the model's hands and feet. Hand & Nail Harmony's Thao Nguyen and her team of three worked with each designer to create one look to match each collection.
VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham had a backstage pass for a behind-the-scenes look at Viet Fashion Week's nails and fashion.
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