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Vietnamese Costumes "Ao Dai"
How did the ao dai challenge Confucius [24/09/2008]
Traditional Confucian culture extolled community and family. Women were not considered as individuals but only as instruments for perpetuating the family lineage. The woman's duty was as wife and mother...
Traditional Confucian culture extolled community and family. Women were not considered as individuals but only as instruments for perpetuating the family lineage. The woman's duty was as wife and mother...
How did the first ao dai show take place in Paris [24/09/2008]
In 2001, for the first time, models presented the Vietnamese women's .ao dai - a graceful, fitted tunic with flowing panels worn over simple wide-bottomed trousers - at the UNESCO House in Paris before hundreds of guests, including forty ambassadors from the Asia-Pacific region...
In 2001, for the first time, models presented the Vietnamese women's .ao dai - a graceful, fitted tunic with flowing panels worn over simple wide-bottomed trousers - at the UNESCO House in Paris before hundreds of guests, including forty ambassadors from the Asia-Pacific region...
How did the traditional tunic evolve into the modern ao dai [24/09/2008]
Women wore the traditional Vietnamese tunic when they were not working in the fields. Urban women wore the garment for festive or solemn occasions or when they went to the pagoda. The traditional tunic differs from one region to another.
Women wore the traditional Vietnamese tunic when they were not working in the fields. Urban women wore the garment for festive or solemn occasions or when they went to the pagoda. The traditional tunic differs from one region to another.
How does a Western woman look in a Vietnamese ao dai [24/09/2008]
Below is a personal experience by writer Ngoc Hien: I was at a Vietnamese wedding recently but saw only one ao dai. The interesting thing was. the wearer was a Western woman. I don't mean to object to the fact that none of the Vietnamese women at the wedding wore an ao dai because each Vietnamese woman looked attractive in her Western dress or skirt...
Below is a personal experience by writer Ngoc Hien: I was at a Vietnamese wedding recently but saw only one ao dai. The interesting thing was. the wearer was a Western woman. I don't mean to object to the fact that none of the Vietnamese women at the wedding wore an ao dai because each Vietnamese woman looked attractive in her Western dress or skirt...
What are several quick assessments of the ao dai [24/09/2008]
This might be a good summary: "Beautiful, but not for every woman and every occasion." Or: "elegant," "graceful," "simple but showing off the woman's slender form," "a charming dress with its flaps fluttering attractively in the wind ...”
This might be a good summary: "Beautiful, but not for every woman and every occasion." Or: "elegant," "graceful," "simple but showing off the woman's slender form," "a charming dress with its flaps fluttering attractively in the wind ...”
How has the ao dai developed through time [24/09/2008]
Among the factors differentiating the world's peoples are language, housing, and dress. According to Vietnamese scholar Phan Ke Binh's Vietnamese Customs, "most of our dress since the Tang Dynasty has imitated the Chinese."...
Among the factors differentiating the world's peoples are language, housing, and dress. According to Vietnamese scholar Phan Ke Binh's Vietnamese Customs, "most of our dress since the Tang Dynasty has imitated the Chinese."...
How was the ao dai uniform revived in school [24/09/2008]
Twenty years ago, Dam Thi Ngoc Tho, then principal of Ho Thi Ky High School, created a stir in the town of Ca Mau at the southernmost tip of the Mekong Delta...
Twenty years ago, Dam Thi Ngoc Tho, then principal of Ho Thi Ky High School, created a stir in the town of Ca Mau at the southernmost tip of the Mekong Delta...
What does a flying dragon on the ao dai represent [24/09/2008]
The dragon in Western myth and folklore is often a monster and a symbol of evil. Many Western artists have used the dragon to depict the on-going struggle between good and evil...
The dragon in Western myth and folklore is often a monster and a symbol of evil. Many Western artists have used the dragon to depict the on-going struggle between good and evil...
What does the word "ao dai" mean [24/09/2008]
In Vietnamese, "ao dai “ means "long dress." For many, the dress has become a symbol for the beauty of Vietnamese women...
In Vietnamese, "ao dai “ means "long dress." For many, the dress has become a symbol for the beauty of Vietnamese women...
When did the ao tu than appear [24/09/2008]
No known document records this garment's emergence. However, its appearance is likely tied to when Vietnamese learned to plant cotton, spin, and weave 30- 40centimeter broad cloth on a rudimentary loom...
No known document records this garment's emergence. However, its appearance is likely tied to when Vietnamese learned to plant cotton, spin, and weave 30- 40centimeter broad cloth on a rudimentary loom...
When did the reform begin [24/09/2008]
The "modern" tunic came in during the 1930s, although Vietnamese women in the countryside still wore the traditional tunic...
The "modern" tunic came in during the 1930s, although Vietnamese women in the countryside still wore the traditional tunic...
Where is one of the oldest villages for making silk for ao dai [24/09/2008]
Visit Van Phuc Village in Ha Dong Town (Ha Tay Province) for a taste of Viet Nam's traditional craft villages and also for surprisingly good bargains on high-quality silk...
Visit Van Phuc Village in Ha Dong Town (Ha Tay Province) for a taste of Viet Nam's traditional craft villages and also for surprisingly good bargains on high-quality silk...
What is one of the most popular songs about the ao dai " [24/09/2008]
The "The Blue Ao Dai" by Doan Chuan - Tu Linh (1955). The wind blows in from all directions, Arriving to flood my soul, Awakening it...
The "The Blue Ao Dai" by Doan Chuan - Tu Linh (1955). The wind blows in from all directions, Arriving to flood my soul, Awakening it...
what did Vietnamese woman wear to make themselves beautiful ? [24/09/2008]
A Vietnamese folk verse tells us: Three young girls carry baskets of rice on their heads to the pagoda, But the girl wearing the beautiful yem bra charms the monk. Another folk verse tells of a girl who nourishes the following hope: If only the river could be as wide as the span of my hand...
A Vietnamese folk verse tells us: Three young girls carry baskets of rice on their heads to the pagoda, But the girl wearing the beautiful yem bra charms the monk. Another folk verse tells of a girl who nourishes the following hope: If only the river could be as wide as the span of my hand...
Before the ao dai, what did Vietnamese woman wear to make themselves beautiful? [24/09/2008]
The wood carvings at some communal houses built during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries show young female dancers wearing Vietnamese yem that vaguely show the outline of their surging, beautiful breasts. In a traditional cheo opera...
The wood carvings at some communal houses built during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries show young female dancers wearing Vietnamese yem that vaguely show the outline of their surging, beautiful breasts. In a traditional cheo opera...
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