Ho Chi Minh City, still lovingly called Saigon, is a rush of colour, culture, and contrasts. It’s the kind of place where scooters weave past colonial buildings, cafés hide behind vine-covered alleys, and the night air hums with a kind of energy that makes you want to dress up, step out, and soak in everything.
And if there’s one thing we’ve learned at SWRL, it’s this:
Every trip changes your wardrobe just a little.
New cities often rewrite how you see style, your silhouettes soften, your colours get bolder, your accessories get lighter (or louder). Travel makes you edit, experiment, and evolve.
So, if Saigon is on your radar, here is our curated, SWRL-approved guide to sipping, savouring, and sightseeing. Each spot with its own personality, just like every outfit you’ll eventually list, rent, or discover on our app.
A moody, intimate cocktail bar tucked away in a narrow lane. Perfect for that satin slip dress you’ve been meaning to rent on SWRL, effortless, elegant, and made for dim lights.
An underground speakeasy inspired by the 1920s. Think velvet booths, jazz whispers, and cocktails with a little drama. Your backless mini or pearl-detailed bag will feel right at home here.
Whimsical, experimental, and beautifully chaotic. Their cocktails are as inventive as Saigon’s street style, unexpected combinations that somehow work together. Much like the outfits you pick up from fellow SWRL users.
A serene, artful dining experience celebrating Vietnamese flavours through plant-based dishes. It pairs beautifully with soft pastels, breezy linens, and your favourite “holiday mood” palette.
Home-style Vietnamese cuisine served in a rustic courtyard filled with plants and lanterns. Cozy, warm, and made for flowy dresses that tell a story.
A cult favourite for a reason. Their homemade burrata and fusion pizzas remind you that fashion, like food, gets better when cultures mix. You’ll spot travellers, expats, creatives and maybe even a few pieces you’d love to see listed on SWRL.
For your brunch cravings. Classic French-Vietnamese interiors, chic pastries, and the perfect place to debut that one statement top you weren’t sure about until travel made you bold enough to try it.
Designed by Gustave Eiffel, this pastel-toned landmark feels like stepping into a vintage postcard. If you love timeless silhouettes, this is your moment.
Bustling, bright, and alive. Street performers, cafés, fashion students, couples taking golden-hour pictures, this is the city’s real runway.
Often called the Pink Church, its rosy façade is every photographer’s dream. A quick stop that will convince you to embrace colour again.
A maze of fabrics, accessories, spices, and stories. The kind of place where fashion inspiration finds you, not the other way around.
Every city leaves something with you.
Saigon leaves you with playfulness, colour, ease, and a renewed love for pieces that feel lived-in, loved, and completely personal.
At SWRL, we believe wardrobes should travel too.
Why buy something new for every trip when you can rent it from someone’s carefully curated closet? Why let beautiful pieces gather dust after a holiday when they could be part of someone else’s journey?
Travel teaches us to share stories, recommendations, and memories.
SWRL teaches us to share fashion.
And maybe your next renter will take your dress to Ho Chi Minh.
Maybe someone’s Paris coat becomes your Saigon evening jacket.
Maybe travel becomes circular, too.
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