Hanoi (VNA) - A unique fashion show where journalists from VietnamTelevision (VTV) will walk the ramp at the National Museum of Vietnamese Historywill be held on September 22.
 
An auction will then be organised and all the proceeds will go to needychildren under 16 with congenital heart disease.

The show, titled “Qui E Ora - For Children’s Hearts”, will feature as many as30 current and former journalists who will showcase three collections bydesigners Vu Tran Duc Hai and Duy Nguyen and from the brand Silky Vietnam. Thecollections will be themed Italy with art from the ancient Roman andRenaissance periods using Vietnamese cloth, such as linen and silk.

"Qui E Ora" in Italian means “right here, right now” and is a messageto everyone to respect each moment to maintain active power within themselvesand to inspire others, said the organisers.

The show will gather popular journalists and news presenters such as Hoai Anh,Thu Ha, Hoang Trang and Hanh Phuc, as well as Mai Ngoc and Dan Le. There willalso be singers such as Khanh Linh, Mai Trang and Dong Hung, as well asviolinist Trinh Minh Hien, guitarist Kenjah David and the band Oplus. Theartists will perform classic pieces from Italy and the rest of Europe andcontemporary Vietnamese music.

The project is being undertaken by VTV’s Tam Long Viet (Vietnamese Hearts) Fundand the Italian Embassy in Vietnam.

Journalist Truong Anh Ngoc from the Vietnam News Agency will display 30 photoshe took during his time in Italy.

Journalist Hoai Anh said she was excited to be part of this charity show thoughshe was not tall enough to be a model. “Models like me who are not as tall willhave their own ways to shine,” she said. “This is a meaningful project as it’snot easy to gather so many busy journalists from various departments of VTV atone time.”

Saying she was not sure how she would do as a model, news presenter Phi NguyenThuy Linh said she hoped her participation would inspire other people to giveto charities.

The show will take place in the yard of the museum with very little equipmentto cut down on costs and save more money for the cause.

All the performers will participate voluntarily.

According to the organisers, many contributors have donated valuables for theauction, including the Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, Cecilia Piccioni,and designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam.

The show will start at 6pm on September 22, at No 1 Pham Ngu Lao street, Hanoi.

The charity programme For Children’s Hearts run by the VTV andViettel Military Telecommunications Corporation since October 2008 has offeredfree heart operations to 4,000 needy children throughout the country and heartcheck-ups to 50,000 other children.-VNA