Mai’s Story
Who? That Mai Lâm?
After decades of constantly reclaiming herself, Mai Lâm enriches her creativity like accumulating precious silt, cultivates her crop of optimism, and harvests in abundance as a late bloomer.
Mai Lâm makes things with her own hands, becoming a homemaker and a creator of art in her own right. A tomboy. A chef. A florist. A designer. 1 husband. 3 siblings. 5 children. 11 grandchildren. An insider who witnessed history at its best and worst, yet an outsider whose identity is lost at the crossroads of East and West. Her life is a flow of disrupted history and a recovered past. Embracing this very alienation, she navigates her world, where the rebellious branches of Mai Blossom finally take root in a sacred Forest (Lâm) of everlasting peace.
One day, there came Mai’s brand…
One day, a tapestry of desires began to weave in her mind, an enchanting chase after nostalgia commenced within her heart.
Following her private workshop for personal needs in 2001, Mai Lâm further explored her passion with made-to-order garments for friends since 2003. Combining skills, experience, and spirit in 2 years, Mai Lâm debuted her boutique on Saigon's timeless Đồng Khởi Street on December 25th, 2005.
Mai's Boutique marked her turning point as a freelance designer who was ready to share her visions with the world. Fashion is her joy and passion in life, a bit of a social provocation, a handful of ego, sacred but inclusive for those who dare to dream.
