The only Vietnamese brand to reach the final round of Sustasia Fashion Prize 2025

Sustasia Fashion Prize 2025 is a program co-organized by the Shanghai Fashion Designers Association (SFDA) and Yehyehyeh. The competition aims to promote sustainable practices and innovation in the fashion industry across Asia, and encourage young designers to use innovative, sustainable materials and production processes.

Ngo Hoang Kha is the only Vietnamese representative to enter the Sustasia Fashion Prize 2025 Finals. Eight designers were selected from seven Asian countries and territories.

The young designer is recognized by experts as excellent in using a combination of both traditional and high-tech techniques in a 3D virtual environment.

Leveraging the precise nature of 3D design and imaging, KHAAR is one of the few fashion brands that has successfully combined reality and virtuality, following the 3R criteria in fashion: Reducing waste with advanced virtual 3D technology; Recycling and upcycling scrap fabric and textile waste; Acting responsibly by sourcing sustainable, premium materials.

Designs from the KHAAR Spring 2024 collection

While technology in fashion helps achieve precision and reduce waste, Ngo Hoang Kha’s unique design language and philosophy highlight a deep concern for human responsibility towards nature. This is reflected in the collections he launches, emphasizing sophistication in style and a sense of sustainability.

Designs from the KHAAR Spring 2024 collection

After a 3-month selection process, the Top 8 finalists were selected from 7 Asian countries and territories, including Tommy Ambiyo Tedji (Indonesia), Pratyush Kumar (India), Ngo Hoang Kha (Vietnam), Jaggy Glarino (Philippines), Tetsuya Doi (Japan), Karmuel Young (Hong Kong, China), Angel Chen and Ruohan Nie (China).

According to a statement from the organizers, these designers were selected based on the use of sustainable materials, design language and contemporary craftsmanship, diverse experiments in the garment production process and the exploration of environmentally beneficial production methods. The Top 8 are aged between 18 and 40, each with at least 3 years of experience in the field of commercial fashion design.

Designer Ngo Hoang Kha (third from left to right) with the Top 8 Sustasia Fashion Prize 2025

After attending a conference on next-generation garment materials held in Shanghai in early December, a group of eight designers will use this new-generation material to create their final competition products.

The winner will receive a cash prize of 100,000 yuan (about 349 million VND) and the opportunity to cooperate with high-end retail channels to bring their products to market. In addition, the Top 8's products will be displayed at the Shanghai Fashion Week AW25 exhibition in March 2025.

Ngo Hoang Kha graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Fine Arts, Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture in 2016 with a degree in Fashion Design. He founded the phygital sustainable fashion brand KHAAR in 2022.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thoi-trang-tre/thuong-hieu-viet-duy-nhat-vao-chung-ket-sustasia-fashion-prize-2025-185241214134837852.htm