# Minh Hạnh

> Minh Hạnh is a textile heritage label based in Vietnam, Vietnam. Behind the label: Đặng Thị Minh Hạnh. Known for áo dài that brings in the embroidery and cloth of Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

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- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Đặng Thị Minh Hạnh
- Based: Vietnam, Vietnam
- Focus: Textile heritage
- Makes: Áo dài, uniforms and costume, and revival work on silk weaving
- Trained: Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University (graduated 1983)

## Who is behind Minh Hạnh?

Born in Pleiku in 1961, Minh Hạnh graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University in 1983 and has spent her career combining the áo dài with embroidery and fabrics from Vietnam’s ethnic-minority traditions, and reviving silk weaving, the Fukuoka Prize records. She designed Vietnam Airlines’ cabin uniforms and the costumes leaders wore at the 2006 APEC meetings in Vietnam, and is senior adviser and art director of the Huế Festival.

## Timeline

- 1997: Wins a Special Award at the Asia Collection in Makuhari, Japan. (source: https://fukuoka-prize.org/en/laureates/detail/a177c0e1-c530-4094-a9eb-3e40d756a30a)
- 2006: Made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; designs Vietnam Airlines’ uniforms and the APEC leaders’ costumes. (source: https://fukuoka-prize.org/en/laureates/detail/a177c0e1-c530-4094-a9eb-3e40d756a30a)
- 2015: Awarded the 26th Fukuoka Prize for Arts and Culture. (source: https://fukuoka-prize.org/en/laureates/detail/a177c0e1-c530-4094-a9eb-3e40d756a30a)

## Sources

- [Fukuoka Prize — Minh Hanh, laureate profile](https://fukuoka-prize.org/en/laureates/detail/a177c0e1-c530-4094-a9eb-3e40d756a30a) — checked 2026-10-22