Áo dài
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Áo dài is a modernized Vietnamese national garment consisting of a long split tunic worn over silk trousers. It can serve as formalwear for both men and women. Áo translates as shirt and dài means "long". The term can also be used to describe any clothing attire that consists of a long tunic, such as nhật bình.
Vietnamese students wearing Áo dài, 2013
A woman wearing white Áo dài, May 2021
Portrait of Tôn Thất Hiệp (1653–1675). He is dressed in a cross-collared robe (áo giao lĩnh) which was commonly worn by all social castes of Vietnam before the 19th century
Two women wear áo ngũ thân, the predecessor of the áo dài worn in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries depicted on the postcard.
Khăn vấn
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Khăn vấn, khăn đóng or khăn xếp, is a kind of turban worn by Vietnamese people which became popular beginning with the reign of the Nguyễn lords. The word vấn means coil around. The word khăn means cloth, towel or scarf.
Vi Văn Định at home is seen wearing a khăn vấn.
Vietnamese women wear a version of áo Nhật Bình with khăn vành dây.
People in the Nguyễn dynasty with khăn vấn. The people in the back are sitting on a piece of traditional furniture known as a sập.