Clothes shopping on the rise in Ho Chi Minh City
Tuesday, January 03, 2023, 19:13 GMT+7
Many young people spent the three-day New Year holiday shopping for new clothes on Ho Chi Minh City’s numerous ‘fashion streets.’
Women’s fashion stores on Nguyen Trai Street in District 1 and Le Van Sy Street in District 3 are competing against one another with new collections and price discounts.
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| A man waits for his girlfriend during a clothes shopping on Nguyen Trai Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2023. Photo: Nhat Xuan / Tuoi Tre |
The number of customers on these streets increased sharply over the past week, especially from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm every day, according to an employee at a clothing shop on Nguyen Trai Street.
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| People wait for fitting rooms at a clothing store on Nguyen Trai Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2023. Photo: Nhat Xuan / Tuoi Tre |
Among the shoppers were 20-year-old Nguyen Van Long and his older sister, who currently lives and works in Canada.
Long said that his sister returns to Vietnam once a year and always goes shopping at local clothing stores.
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| Tran Quoc Thinh accompanies his fiancée during a clothes shopping trip on Nguyen Trai Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2023. Photo: Nhat Xuan / Tuoi Tre |
“Foreign clothes are often too big for her small body, so she always takes advantage of her vacation in Vietnam to replenish her wardrobe, as well as shop for Tet [Lunar New Year] clothes,” Long explained.
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| A woman shops for clothes on Nguyen Trai Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2023. Photo: Nhat Xuan / Tuoi Tre |
Tran Quoc Thinh, a chef living in District 10, said that he used the three-day weekend to take his fiancée shopping ahead of the Tet holiday.
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| A woman shops for clothes on Nguyen Trai Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2023. Photo: Nhat Xuan / Tuoi Tre |
Besides new arrivals, many customers opt for second-hand items due to lower budgets.
“I have to be frugal as this year’s Tet bonus is not much,” said Le Thi Linh Chi, a 22-year-old resident of Go Vap District.
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