Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort forays into sustainable fashion (Vietnam)
Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort is dressing its staff in a runway-worthy collection of apparel that brings a bold, contemporary layer to Vietnamese culture, after joining forces with a sustainable fashion house. |
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Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort forays into sustainable fashion (Vietnam)
Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort is dressing its staff in a runway-worthy collection of apparel that brings a bold, contemporary layer to Vietnamese culture, after joining forces with a sustainable fashion house. |
Category: Asia Pacific - Vietnam - Exclusive experiences
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2020-03-17
Filed by Balcony Media Group
The 17-hectare resort overlooking Ho Tram beach has teamed up with Hanoi-based Chula Fashion to put a Spanish spin on the traditional Vietnamese “ao dai” garment.
A tight-fitting silk tunic worn over pants, the ao dai is to the Vietnamese what the kimono is to the Japanese. Defying pigeon-holing as a dress or a pant suit, the ao dai has a 1000-year history and, it is said, reveals everything and shows nothing at the same time.
Meliá Ho Tram’s door women and waitresses don abstract interpretations of the iconic Vietnamese ao dai costume designed by Chula Fashion, turning many a holidaymaker’s head with captivating experiments in pattern and colour that also retain the feminine lines of the iconic garment.
As a result of guests asking after the striking creations to take home, one-off dresses by Chula Fashion are also for sale in the resort’s gift shop.
“As both our resort and Chula Fashion have a deep affection for Vietnam and deep Spanish roots, and we both bring a fresh, contemporary approach to what we do, it’s only natural for Melia Ho Tram to join fashion forces with Chula Fashion, a sustainable and community-minded fashion house, to create one-of-a-kind ao dai,” said the resort’s general manager Manuel Ferriol.
Meliá Ho Tram celebrated its opening in April last year as the first property to open in southern Vietnam under Spanish company Meliá Hotels and Resorts.
Founded by Spanish couple Diego Cortizas and Laura Fontan in 2004 after they arrived in Vietnam as tourists - and fell in love with the country so much they decided to stay - Chula Fashion employs mostly people with physical disabilities and focuses on slow, sustainable fashion with zero waste.
Chula Fashion has become a popular reference in the Vietnamese fashion and art industry, with its dresses appearing in international fashion shows and winning global awards. In addition to its headquarters in Hanoi that also hosts live concerts and fashion shows, Chula Fashion has shops situated in Hanoi, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City.
Meliá Ho Tram is home to 152 rooms and suites, 73 villas and a host of world-class facilities such as three restaurants including a beach club, three swimming pools, a swim-up bar, a coffee shop, a 10-treatment room spa, an executive lounge, a ballroom and conference facilities, a kids club, gymnasium and more.
All 73 The Level Villas feature their own private pools as well as access to the executive lounge and a host of bespoke privileges. The two-, three- and four-bedroom The Level Villas range in size from 220sqm to 465sqm and also have their own BBQ areas, outdoor showers and gardens, living areas and separate dining areas. Spacious terraces and/or balconies jut from all of the Mediterranean-style villas.
About Meliá Hotels & ResortsMeliá Hotels & Resorts is the best-known international brand in the portfolio of the Meliá Hotels International company; it has more than 100 city and resort hotels in the main leisure and business destinations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. The brand offers exemplary meetings and events facilities in all important business cities as well as in exotic locations, catering to the ever-expanding conference and incentive travel market. As part of its innovation philosophy and new positioning, Meliá Hotels & Resorts has reinvented itself to cater to every aspect of the guests’ wellbeing. Unique experiences are created for guests and are defined by relaxation, quality time and personalised services. For a balanced lifestyle, Meliá Hotels & Resorts instinctively understands the guests’ needs and lifestyle expectations, which is an integral part of its redefined identity. Follow Meliá Hotels & Resorts on Twitter @MeliaHtlResorts, Facebook @Melia.Hotels and Instagram @meliahtlresorts. www.melia.com.
About Meliá Hotels InternationalFounded in 1956 in Mallorca (Spain), Meliá Hotels International operates more than 390 hotels (portfolio and pipeline) throughout more than 40 countries, under the brands Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts, Paradisus by Meliá, ME by Meliá, Meliá Hotels & Resorts, INNSiDE by Meliá, Sol by Meliá and TRYP by Wyndham. The Company is the global leader in resort hotels, while also leveraging its experience to consolidate the growing segment of the leisure-inspired urban market. Its commitment to responsible tourism has led the Group to become the most sustainable hotel company in the world in 2019, according to SAM, the sustainable investment company. Meliá Hotels International is also included in the IBEX 35 Spanish stock market index and it is the Spanish hotel leader in Corporate Reputation (Merco Ranking).
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