Vietnamese clothing

Court dress of Lê Dynasty.
Court attires of Nguyễn Dynasty.

Vietnamese clothing refers to the traditional clothes worn in Vietnam.

Examples of garments

Clothing associated with the Vietnam war include: "black pyjamas", dép lốp (rubber sandals), the rural khăn rằn scarf.

20th Century

From the twentieth century onward Vietnamese people have also worn clothing that is popular internationally. The Áo dài was briefly banned after the fall of Saigon but made a resurgence.[2] Now it is worn in white by high school girls in Vietnam. It is also worn by receptionists and secretaries. Styles differ in northern and southern Vietnam.[3] The current formal national dress is the áo dài for women, suits or áo the for men.

Images

References

  1. Saigon's Edge: On the Margins of Ho Chi Minh City - Page 56 Erik Harms - 2011 "She then left the room to change out of her áo Ba Ba into her everyday home clothes, which did not look like peasant clothes at all. In Hóc Môn, traders who sell goods in the city don “peasant clothing” for their trips to the city and change back "
  2. Saigon: A History - Page 202 Nghia M. Vo - 2011 "The new government banned the wearing of the traditional áo dài. Their income from sewing áo dài suddenly plummeted, forcing them to sell everything to survive: refrigerator, radio, food and clothing. Only after the ban was lifted ten years later .."
  3. Modernity and Re-Enchantment: Religion in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam - Page 157 Philip Taylor - 2007 "The contemporary versions of Áo dài are of considerable sociological interest as they represent regional variations, as well as age and gender arrangements (men rarely wear them nowadays and usually dress in Western-style suits)."


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