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( View the full lookbook.) As in every year, each designer was challenged to create a look within their collection that incorporated traditional Hmong fabrics. The cover image in particular, featuring a look designed by Fresh Traditions alum Xee Vang and shot by Peter Phung (seen below), is positively gasp-worthy. One of the most impressive elements was the gorgeous, full-color lookbook created for the show-from the quality of printing to the fashions to the styling to the photography. From the staging and lighting to the polished presentation, not a detail was left unnoticed. While many of the garments on display were impressive within the context of local Hmong fashion, others raised the bar of innovation, inspiration, and quality for Twin Cities fashion and beyond.Īfter ten years of producing shows, the Fresh Traditions team has the production of the show down to a well-oiled machine. Paul event center A’Bulae, featured a wide-ranging array of handmade fashions from ten local and national lines. The 10th annual show, which took place recently at St. One of its longest-running programs is the Fresh Traditions fashion show, a one-of-a-kind event that offers its all-Hmong roster of designers from Minnesota and beyond the opportunity to showcase their unique visions while challenging them to create contemporary garments inspired by the fabrics and colors used in traditional Hmong clothing. Since its founding in 1998, the Center for Hmong Arts & Talent (CHAT) has promoted the artistic talents of the Twin Cities’ Hmong population.