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Meet Duy Tran, the rising Vietnamese designer of Fancì Club: his Y2K-inspired frocks are worn by celebs like Blackpink, Bella Hadid and Olivia Rodrigo – and his new collection is about to drop

Olivia Rodrigo and Bella Hadid are fans of Vietnamese designer Duy Tran’s label Fancì Club. Photos: @fanci.club/Instagram, Handout
Olivia Rodrigo and Bella Hadid are fans of Vietnamese designer Duy Tran’s label Fancì Club. Photos: @fanci.club/Instagram, Handout
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  • Duy Tran’s label Fancì Club’s original designs are reminiscent of the increasingly popular Y2K style and celebs like Twice’s Im Na-yeon, Bella Hadid and Doja Cat have been spotted wearing them
  • The 24-year-old Vietnamese designer quit fashion school to start his own label, is inspired by Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano and his next collection explores the concept of dark femininity

Duy Tran, 24, founded Fancì Club in 2018 after dropping out of fashion school and his designs have been spotted on young celebs such as Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo and Blackpink’s members.
Vietnamese designer Duy Tran is 24 years old. Photo: Handout
Vietnamese designer Duy Tran is 24 years old. Photo: Handout

Tran’s next collection “Colour of Unadulterated Insanity” is slated to drop on April 15, and he hopes to open a store in the US one day.

Duy Tran is a celeb favourite

Bella Hadid sports Fancì Club’s designs. Photo: @fanci.club/Instagram
Bella Hadid sports Fancì Club’s designs. Photo: @fanci.club/Instagram
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His designs are spotted on famous celebs like Bella Hadid, Doja Cat and Blackpink. The 24-year-old designer is from Long An province in southern Vietnam. Bored with his studies, Duy Tran quit fashion school and started his own label Fancì Club in 2018. He initially started the brand as a second-hand clothing reseller before upcycling into his own designs, per The New York Times.

First collection of original designs in 2021

Fancì Club was born in 2018 after Duy Tran dropped out of fashion school. Photo: @fanci_club/Instagram
Fancì Club was born in 2018 after Duy Tran dropped out of fashion school. Photo: @fanci_club/Instagram
In 2021, Tran released his first-ever collection of original designs that conceptualised his label into the version it is today. His original designs, many of which are reminiscent of the increasingly popular Y2K style, have been worn by young celebrities around the world.
Both Western and K-pop celebs seem to like Duy Tran’s designs. Photo: @fanci.club/Instagram
Both Western and K-pop celebs seem to like Duy Tran’s designs. Photo: @fanci.club/Instagram
American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo and K-pop group Twice’s Im Na-yeon sported the same dainty pink-bowed black corset designed by Tran.
Fancì Club’s pink-bowed black corset was worn by celebs. Photo: @fanci.club’s/Instagram
Fancì Club’s pink-bowed black corset was worn by celebs. Photo: @fanci.club’s/Instagram

They both wore it in their own unique style.