Ao Dai Research
Vietnamese Ao Dai
Vietnamese Ao Dai is a fashion of all fashions in the country.
In old days it was both for men and women and was preferred by people of all classes.
Men's clothes - loose garment reaching from the neck to about the waist called Ao Coc (short blouse) and loose trousers - were usually brown (in the North) or black (in the South) to suit them when they did farming. On special occasions, men join the rituals or festivals with their formal blouses and white trousers or even Ao Dai. Red Ao Dai and red trousers were only for old men on their longevity wishing ceremony when they reached the age of 70, 80 for a simple reason that red would bring people good omen, however, white one was forbidden to wear if someone attended the court. …show more content…
Therefore, it isn't a coincident if Ao dai presents so frequently in art's field as well as in real life.The first image of Ao Dai that left a child deep impression is grandmother's when he or she is allowed to go with her to visit relatives on special days or come to the parties. It is also the image that the child usually sees in morning when mother goes out for work and wait for in late in the afternoon when she returns home. Later, if the child is a girl, the dress would be her uniform in high school, on the contrary, if the child is a boy, exactly when he is a student, his heart could be touched by one of his lovely classmate who is in white Ao Dai Time passes by, Ao Dai then may be costume for female officers, teachers and for the groom and the bride on their wedding day. Actually, the dress has been shared with people most of their unforgetable memories or important events in life.Ao Dai closely links with the nation as well as its ups and downs but it is always an attractive topic to all people from artist, models, singers who make shows or perform in Ao Dai to audiences who decide those shows are successful or not. Plenty images in praise of the beauty of Ao Dai itself and, of course, of ladies wearing it could be found through poems, pictures, movies. Ao Dai is extremely a formal costume for ladies at work, even those when they deal with political affairs. It has been said that Vietnamese female politicians absolutely success at international conferences for both their talent and also charming
Vietnamese Ao Dai is a fashion of all fashions in the country.
In old days it was both for men and women and was preferred by people of all classes.
Men's clothes - loose garment reaching from the neck to about the waist called Ao Coc (short blouse) and loose trousers - were usually brown (in the North) or black (in the South) to suit them when they did farming. On special occasions, men join the rituals or festivals with their formal blouses and white trousers or even Ao Dai. Red Ao Dai and red trousers were only for old men on their longevity wishing ceremony when they reached the age of 70, 80 for a simple reason that red would bring people good omen, however, white one was forbidden to wear if someone attended the court. …show more content…
Therefore, it isn't a coincident if Ao dai presents so frequently in art's field as well as in real life.The first image of Ao Dai that left a child deep impression is grandmother's when he or she is allowed to go with her to visit relatives on special days or come to the parties. It is also the image that the child usually sees in morning when mother goes out for work and wait for in late in the afternoon when she returns home. Later, if the child is a girl, the dress would be her uniform in high school, on the contrary, if the child is a boy, exactly when he is a student, his heart could be touched by one of his lovely classmate who is in white Ao Dai Time passes by, Ao Dai then may be costume for female officers, teachers and for the groom and the bride on their wedding day. Actually, the dress has been shared with people most of their unforgetable memories or important events in life.Ao Dai closely links with the nation as well as its ups and downs but it is always an attractive topic to all people from artist, models, singers who make shows or perform in Ao Dai to audiences who decide those shows are successful or not. Plenty images in praise of the beauty of Ao Dai itself and, of course, of ladies wearing it could be found through poems, pictures, movies. Ao Dai is extremely a formal costume for ladies at work, even those when they deal with political affairs. It has been said that Vietnamese female politicians absolutely success at international conferences for both their talent and also charming