Women in Vietnam
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The role of women in Vietnam was subject to many changes throughout the history of Vietnam. They have taken on varying roles in society, and the country has seen a number of advances in women's rights, such as an increase in female representation in government, as well as the creation of the Vietnam Women's Union in 1930.
Young Vietnamese women in aodai during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2006 event
Five sisters in Hanoi about 1950-3.
Traditional Vietnamese country wedding ceremony
School classroom in the rural district of Tam Đường
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.