In the News
Ho Chi Minh City
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Emily Brady - New York Times
“For [a tailor] with panache and a 24-hour turnaround, duck into Tricia & Verona (39 Dong Du Street; 84-8-3824-4556; www.triciaandverona.com). This boutique and workshop is run by two sisters who have Anglicized their names to reflect their more Western sense of style -- namely, more daring cuts.”
A tailored suit, takeaway
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Joel Gibson - The Sydney Morning Herald
“[After leaving my suit] on a luggage trolley at Sydney Airport…Tricia and Verona…[offered] to make me another suit, then discounted the price because they felt sorry for me, and shipped it out with a Christmas card and a complimentary tie. Now that is a Vietnamese tailor worth doing business with.”
Ho Chi Minh City Shopping - a review by the NY Times
Monday, January 21, 2008
Emily Brady
HO CHI MINH CITY, or Saigon, as most locals still call it, is a relative newcomer. With only three centuries of history, compared with Hanoi’s thousand years, the city has a youthful spirit and is quick to embrace change. This is not the Saigon familiar to the West in films like “Apocalypse Now”; it’s a forward-looking city, home to glittering skyscrapers, innovative fashion and a pulsing night life. As Vietnam’s largest city, it has an energy and noise level that can be at once exhilarating and wearying. Sure, you can still catch an occasional glimpse of picture-postcard Vietnam, like an old woman in a conical hat pedaling a bicycle, but she’ll most likely be lost in a sea of motorbikes, rumbling toward the future.
