TEDxSanJoaquin - LanVy Nguyen - LanVy-NYC

New York based designer first pursued her artistic aspirations through environmental & industrial design but opted for a more pragmatic route with a Business Degree in Finance and Marketing. After a trade project with Vietnam's consortium of 130 textile & garment factories (VINATEX), LanVy Nguyen was retained for consultion on contract negotiation, production, and business development. Traveling to & from Vietnam during the 3 years in this capacity, she was called to action having witnesses exploitation of children & labor abuse. Encouraged by outside investment who saw potential in her social enterprise, LanVy created a fashion line wrapped around the concept of modern feminity, environmental awareness, and social responsibility.

Drawing inspirations from artistic differences of civilizations, LanVy designs for the modern Human -- one that can appreciate the richness of various cultures & their respective sense of beauty. She is inspired by the revolution of KidRobot, by the technicality of flax weaving, by the fashion-forward yet beauty-mindedness of Soeul. Not limited to a genre, she designs because she is moved to create, inspired to do more, aspired to give more. She recalls the stories of those children gone and is compelled to liberate those children hoping ot taste freedom and a day untethered.

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