Each country, each ethnic group has its own unique culture, in which the main points such as customs and habits, traditional costumes, language, and accent are the most recognizable features. Especially, the difference in costumes has given each nation and nation a different and extremely rich appearance, showing part of the beauty in a long-standing culture that has undergone thousands of years of development. develop. It can be said that the easiest way to recognize an ethnic group is based on their traditional costumes, for example, people just need to see Hanbok and they will remember Korea with the strong development of Korean culture. entertainment industry. Seeing Kimono will remind you of Japan with Mochi cakes and unique Sushi dishes. Seeing cheongsam, or flowing antique clothes, it must be a large China with an extremely admirable culture. As for Vietnam, a country with more than 4000 years of civilization, with veteran customs and traditions, unique cultural features, is not inferior and is proud of its graceful and graceful ao dai. , representing the beauty of our country's costume culture.

In fact, our ao dai is not as old as the traditional costumes of some other countries. In the olden days, the way our ancestors dressed was somewhat similar to that of the Han people, that was, they wore a two-piece shirt, front and back, split on both sides, the lapels covered almost to the ankles, and the two flaps were fastened together at the bottom. right or left depending on the time, wearing loose pants inside. There are two common styles, which are t-shirts, t-shirts, cross-collars and round-necks. Normally, people often wear a t-shirt inside as a padding, lining, and outside. If observed in Chinese films, this style of dress is quite similar to the Song Dynasty. It wasn't until the reign of King Le, Lord Trinh quarreled with the Nguyen family along with the separation of Dang Trong - Dang Ngoai and the ambition, claiming to be king of one realm of Lord Nguyen Phuc Khoat, that our people's clothes changed. up. Lord Nguyen Phuc Khoat ordered the people of Dang Trong to wear the five-body Ao Dai, which means that the shirt is also split from the hips down, but there are two flaps in the front, two flaps behind, and two flaps at the bottom. In the front, there is one more liner, inside, men wear wide-leg pants, and women wear loose skirts. By the 1900s, the Ao Dai was no longer a cumbersome five-body shirt, but reduced to only two front and back flaps that covered the knee or ankle a little, both men and women switched to wearing pants. This new and innovative innovation is also due to the introduction of Western culture, along with the need to innovate costumes to keep up with the trends of the times without losing the national identity. That's why the Ao Dai was born, and the design is also mainly for women, because men have switched to wearing Western-style clothing.

After many improvements and innovations, today's Ao Dai has a fixed design and is chosen as the national costume of Vietnam. When designing, people only change a few small details to increase the aesthetics without losing the original beauty of the Ao Dai. Basically, today's Ao Dai consists of two main parts: a shirt and wide-leg pants worn inside the shirt. Unlike the old ao dai models, which were often sewn loosely and loosely, today people tend to have tight waists, the hips are sewn close to the woman's waist, to thoroughly respect the curves and flexibility. of a woman, making the wearer attractive but still discreetly polite. Regarding the hem of the shirt, like the old models, there are two flaps before and after, but the length of the shirt depends on the preferences and uses of the shirt that people sew to the ankles, or sew up to the bottom. mid-calf or short, just past the knee,... Normally the Ao Dai will be sewn equally, but in some designs, there will be a shorter front flap, a wider back and a wide back. stretched to serve performances, dinners,... The collar can be said to be the part with the most innovative variations in our ao dai, with traditional shirts, the collar is about 4 feet high. - 5 cm, sail-shaped opposite each other. Today, there are round necks, heart necks, square necks, u-shaped necks, boat necks, there are even shirts designed with cup, no collar, etc. As for the body part, stitched together by a row of buttons diagonally from the collar to the armpit, then along the body to the split, in addition to other types of body closure, such as sewing a zipper at the back, or instead of late People will sew a zipper on the side to make it easier to wear the shirt. Today's sleeves are sewn close, hugging the arms, with missed sleeves or long sleeves to the wrist. With long-sleeve shirts, sometimes the wrists will be a bit wider or vary depending on the design to increase the momentum and grace. And the Ao Dai is worn with pants inside instead of the old dress style. Long clothes are often sewn loose and long, covering the ankles, the pants are flared to look like a skirt inside. However, with those due to different usage requirements, this part of the pants can be sewn in different ways, such as narrowing the leg, or making it shorter than usual. When sewing pants, people often choose soft fabrics with drape, and the color is similar to the shirt, or they can choose white fabric, which is a color that can be combined with all other colors.