XAVAN INC. (Ngoc Ha Thu Le)

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Redress Design Award First Prize Winner Menswear 2020

Meet The Designer

“As one of the largest textile producers and exporters, now looking to move into manufacturing, it is crucial that my home country of Vietnam does not make the same mistakes others have in the past for the sake of both our citizens and the environment, and to prove that a sustainable apparel industry is entirely possible. I hope to actively take part in this reformation of the local fashion industry.”

XAVAN INC. (Ngoc Ha Thu Le)

Bio

Ngoc Ha Thu Le was the winner of the Redress Design Award 2020 menswear category. Keen to put what she had learnt into practice, Thu launched her own sustainable brand XAVAN Studio from xxx to 2024. Thu now sits as Creative Director at XAVAN Inc, a consulting firm with an emphasis on Vietnamese resources and culture systems, working with clients and partners who are strongly motivated to make a change in product R&D, Supply Chain and Experience Design.

Thu was selected as part of the Next Gen Assembly 2025 for the Global Fashion Agenda, which supports the transition of the fashion industry into a more sustainable one, by convening, educating and mobilizing stakeholders throughout the fashion value chain. She holds a Higher National Diploma in Fashion and Textiles from the London College for Design and Fashion.

In 2022, following her Redress Design Award competition win, Thu fulfilled her prize of collaborating with VF’s Timberland design team, with the resulting limited edition 3-in-1 waterproof jacket joining a CNY collection inspired by natural camouflage which launched in celebration of the Year of the Tiger.

Region

Vietnam

Collection

Gender neutral

Focus

Consultant, Upcycling, Zero Waste

Brand

Redress Design Award Collection

For her Redress Design Award-winning collection, Slow Boy Archive, Ngoc Ha Thu Le took inspiration from Japanese-style Americana, creating more sustainable versions of classic menswear items. Applying zero-waste pattern design to up-cycled textiles and reconstructed clothing, Thu presented a collection that encourages consumers to take a mindful, slow-living approach to life – for their own well-being and the environment.

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