Noted designer Cong Tri's collection called "No 4 2011"

The eleventh annual Dep (Beauty) Fashion Show will be held on October 20.

This year's theme will be Birth of Venus.

The two-month long casting for the event began on July 15. Applicants should be 18-25 years old and at least 1m70 tall.

Dep Fashion Show, launched by Vietnam Pictorial's publication Dep magazine, is a shot to fame for designers and their collections.

It has grown in stature a fashion event of importance in the country and the region. In 2011, the ninth edition, themed  "Dreaming," won the Top Asian Fashionable Contest of the Year prize at the second Fashion Asian Awards held in China.

Last year, the tenth show called "Passion" has created controversy with a three-hour-long show featuring costumes of 10 leading local designers. Its collection has been accused of copying world-renowned fashion brands.