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A qualifying round of the Miss Vietnam Contest in Japan and an art performance to welcome the New Year were held in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25. The event involved twenty-two contestants studying and working in several Japanese provinces. They were all dressed in Ao Dai (traditional long dress) and gala costumes. Tong Kim Giao, [...]
“The more we learn about our own past, the more we learn to love it, and only if we love our past, can we find ways for the future” –Nguyen Hien Le The author Hong Nguyen shared: “In my childhood memories, the image of the Ao dai always appeared, in which a small girl put [...]
early 100 models of the traditional long dress ( ao dai ) by fashion designer Pham Quoc Tuan are on display at Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi from Oct. 18-20, as part of activities to mark Vietnamese Women’s Day (Oct. 20). The collection is designed with the lotus – nominated as Vietnam ’s national flower [...]
Truong Tung Lan, who was among the top ten Miss Vietnam 2010 finalists, will be representing her country at the Miss Asia-Pacific International beauty contest in Busan, the Republic of Korea from October 1-15. The 22-year-old will be taking along to the event a traditional ao dai based on Dao-ethnic designs by Lan Huong and [...]
A special event titled “A glimpse of the past” by author Hong Nguyen aims to honour Vietnamese women and the beauty of the Ao dai (the Vietnamese traditional dress), will be held on October 18 from 8pm to 11pm at Zeus cafe, 22 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Hanoi. “The more we learn about our own past, [...]
A fashion show featuring Vietnam’s traditional dress ao dai attracted admiration of Japanese fest-goers at the Vietnam Festival 2011 which concluded Monday at Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park. Worn by Vietnam’s top models Hoang Yen, Chung Thuc Quyen, Vu Hoang Diep and beauty queen Huong Giang, the dresses belong to the latest ao dai collections by Vietnam’s [...]
Nguyen Phuong Anh, a 18-year-old student from Hungary, was crowned Miss Vietnam in Europe 2011 after outperforming 21 other beauties in the final round held in Berlin, Germany, on August 6. The first and second runners-up were Le Hoang Thao Nhi from Germany, and Vo Hong Quan from France, respectively. The competition’s final featured Ao Dai (Vietnamese [...]
A short documentary, “Brisbane, My Lover” by Trung Nghia, a Youth Newspaper reporter, highlighting Vietnamese traditional dress, the Ao dai, will be screened first on August 11th in Gardens Theatre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. The film features the landscapes, people of Brisbane and their peaceful lifestyle. The spotlight of this documentary is the [...]
Old temples, towers, young couples, young girls in ao dai… are beautiful moments captured by photographers which are introduced at the Photo Exhibition of the Central and Central Highland Regions. Young girls and spring by Nguyen Dong from Khanh Hoa province. The photo wins the gold medal of the 16th Photo Festival of the Central [...]
An ao dai by designer Nguyen Cong Tri helped bring the title of Best Evening Suit to Vietnamese male model Truong Ngoc Tinh at the Best Model of the World contest in Bulgaria on Saturday. His compatriot, the stunning Khieu Thi Huyen Trang also won the Best Asia title. Tinh paraded an ao dai featuring [...]