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The man rips his unique jeans in Saigon and celebrates with a 35 million VND shirt

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The profession of tearing jeans not only helped Mr. Vien with income but also helped him live an interesting life, being creative and living with passion.
Every 3 pm, Mr. Truong Tan Vien, 57 years old, rode an old motorbike from his home in Binh Tan district to the corner of Ho Xuan Huong street (District 3). With a paper knife, a small chair and a dozen pairs of pre-torn jeans hanging from the wall, Vien began his 30-year routine.

Mr. Truong Tan Vien sat diligently and tore his jeans at the corner of Ho Xuan Huong Street (District 3). Photo: Kim Van Tear off a special shirt of 35 million dong I went to see Mr. Vien in the late afternoon of April. He did not know that he became famous. He only knew that a while ago, many reporters and media came to ask questions. The silver-haired man said that he used to be a portrait painter, signboard …, but his income is low, not enough to cover his life, so he has to find a side job to earn income. more. 30 years ago, Vien found that on Ho Xuan Huong street he sold a lot of jeans, so he traded jeans to earn extra income. One day he took things out for sale, naturally in his mind, Vien remembers the old days when watching international bands, singers used to wear torn jeans was very impressive, from which he came to mind. thought to tear the jeans I was doing business so that it would be new. Who expected some people to be interested, Mr. Vien became expensive and was the driving force for him to stick with the profession of tearing jeans until today. Mr. Vien is originally a painter, so when he comes to making jeans, he has many advantages. “We have art already, now it is ok to have more technology”, Mr. Vien said. Photo: Kim Van According to Mr. Vien, he saw himself as a profession “tearing” jeans as a painting. Instead of the painter using a paintbrush to paint on paintings, Mr. Vien used a knife to tear across the jeans to create pictures. According to Mr. Vien, he did not follow any school and class to teach, work for a long time, so he had experience, gradually accumulated and reformed technology. Proficient in tearing jeans, Mr. Vien’s fingers could not avoid being frequently bleeding and scratched by a knife while working. Photo: Kim Van After 30 years of working with jeans tearing, Mr. Vien could not remember how many products he had torn and how many customers he met. So many customers come back to remind him for a few years, and he remembers “yeah, right”. However, among thousands of customers who have visited his “shop”, including famous singers and actors with products worth up to tens of millions of VND, he was especially impressed with customers. Row is athlete Nguyen Tieu Phuong. Recently, she brought out a unique jeans worth 35 million VND (one of two currently available in Vietnam) thanks to him tearing it up. When receiving the product from Mr. Vien, Ms. Phuong was very excited. “Up to now, I really like clothes that make cuts, dust, brush. Before I used to do it myself at home, now I know that Uncle Vien does this job, so I bring him to make it beautiful.” more “, Phuong happily said. Ms. Phuong was satisfied with the jeans that Mr. Vien tore off. Photo: character provided Just have passion Not only thanks to Mr. Vien’s styling, many customers come to Mr. Vien to confide, talk and talk about … fashion. Mr. Vien happily talked to them and did not put much emphasis on making money. Because his two children have grown up and grown up, he does not have to struggle with making a living for his children to study as before. In addition to the afternoon time at Ho Xuan Huong’s “shop”, Mr. Vien took advantage of his mornings and nights at home to process and recycle jeans bags from old clothes. Each product is priced from 200,000 to 300,000 VND. Photo: character provided According to Mr. Vien, nowadays, if anyone is passionate about, working as a jeans maker will have a stable income. Because, more than 20 years ago, when Mr. Vien started his work, few people recognized that the products he tore were fashion products. Now that big foreign fashion brands bring ready-to-wear jeans to the market, people are in love. And Mr. Vien’s traditional hand-torn jeans clearly have an advantage over industrial tearing. The profession of tearing jeans is also an art subject, requiring creativity and aesthetics. Photo: Kim Van Most of customers after receiving products from Mr. Vien are satisfied because including their ideas, Mr. Vien is the one who realizes it. Many products are old, frayed when the hands of Vien “enchant”, customers are surprised because it brings a new look, a new body. “Oh my God, how beautiful is it. It’s so beautiful” is a frequent statement from customers and it makes Mr. Vien happy and has more creative motivation and attachment to the profession. The jeans that Mr. Vien tore up included a picture of a bicycle and 11 letters, he took a guest of 280,000 VND. Photo: Character provided For each tear (tear hole), Mr. Vien charges 20,000 VND. Not only styling on jeans, but Mr. Vien also style on shirts, bags and shoes. In addition, he also recycle old jeans, shirts and hats into bags. The unique bags are sold for 250,000-300,000 VND. It is known that in Saigon there is currently no one who works like Vien. He is considered the only person in Saigon to make a living by this unique job. Mr. Vien goes to “shop” with the products he made. Photo: Kim Van The customers who come to Mr. Vien’s “shop” to create tearing clothes are mostly those with strong fashion sense, personality, meticulousness and free lifestyle. “Many people are surprised why there is a job of tearing jeans. I have not taught anyone this profession because currently no one has come to study. If anyone is passionate, has a need, I am willing to share it carefully. I want many people to do it so that I can share my job again, this job is easy and simple, it doesn’t require me to have the tools and much investment. .. “, Mr. Vien sincerely said. A man ripping off strange jeans in Saigon

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