AO DAI = VIETNAMESE LONGDRESS - Mrs. LE

Dr. KIP REDICK
RSTD 337
LE, KIM-CHI
Date: September 27, 2007


AO DAI =VIETNAMESE LONGDRESS.


The Ao-Dai literally means “long dress” or “long tunic”. The Vietnamese long dress is the good tradition in Viet-Nam. In all of the festivals, men and women have to wear long dress.
Ao Dai is a long flowing gown with a slit on both side, often with a fitted collar of height 2 to 4cm, worn over black or white long silk pants. My mother always wore long dress when she got out of the house. Many people come to Viet-Nam to admire ao dai = Vietnamese long dress. My sister liked to wear long dress because she is very skinny and has good balance. She wears long dress that make her more pretty because her body looked more delicate with the flaps flied. In some ceremonies such as: Vietnamese New Year, wedding, and many occasions; men and women have to wear long dress to celebrate. At my age, all the women have to wear long dress to work and school. The people who wear long dress increase their quality and they look moreserious.
Nowadays some thing change; many people like to learn to wear dress like Americans because that is very comfortable. But the tradition in Viet-Nam still keeps ao dai for the special event. I like to wear ao dai in some special occasions.






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