The Vietnamese supermodel will show off his sturdy beauty at the Mister International pageant’s traditional costume competition by wearing a traditional Vietnamese loin-cloth.

Vinh Thuy said that he was very impressed with Tien Doan’s loin-cloth in the pageant last year so decided to wear a loin-cloth this year.

His loin-cloth is designed by painter Thinh Tri, chief of the Fashion Faculty at the Bach Viet College in HCM City. “I hope that this costume will impress international friends because it can show the powerful and healthy beauty of Vietnamese men,” he said.

Painter Thinh Tri said that the traditional costume for Vinh Thuy is named “Vietnamese Legend”. It was designed based on the history of Vietnam. Brown colour symbolizes the colour of soil, reflecting the wet rice civilization of Vietnam. Wave patterns show that Vietnam’s geography is formed by the East Sea and the Truong Son mountains. Other items like the hat and bow and arrow are reminiscent of the legend of King An Duong Vuong.

“The costume is based on a traditional loin-cloth but I used modern tailoring techniques to help those who wear it to do so move easily and conveniently,” the designer said.

Vinh Thuy and designer Thinh Tri

Vinh Thuy, who is now in Taiwan for the Mister International 2009 pageant, said that he is trying to show off and thus achieve good results like Tien Doan did in 2008.

Vietnam’s Tien Doan won the title Mister International 2008.

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