From Tradition To Unconventional O Da Is In An Awkward Position.

As a traditional Vietnamese dress, the cheongsam, which was popular in the Qing Dynasty, is known as the "national costume" because it highlights the curves of Oriental women.

But with the development, he gradually changed his original appearance and began to get entangled. Let's look at the entangled "ao dai" together.

Since the last century, influenced by the west, he has integrated many elements of Europe and America and ethnic minorities.

The picture shows the Vietnamese etiquette lady waiting for visiting Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin in November 24, 1997.

Recently, Vietnam's model hangs on a set of "too Chinese" ao dai in Italy, and has been criticized by its own people.

The main focus of the critics is that this type of "Dai" not only changed the traditional style to a complete body, but also made full use of the characteristics of Chinese traditional clothing from the material to the pattern design.

It is a brocade similar to the Chinese brocade, and the two dragon patterns and patterns are commonly seen in traditional Chinese costumes. "The characteristics of the Vietnamese traditional o" have disappeared.

Speaking of the history of Ao Dai, it can be traced back to eighteenth Century.

The emperor of the Ruan Dynasty banned women from wearing skirts, so trousers began to become popular in the upper classes. At the same time, the jacket was designed by the cheongsam of the Qing Dynasty in China, which was opened from the neck and under the armpit to wear out.

The picture shows the contrast between traditional Auddrey (left) and cheongsam. The most striking difference between them is that Auddrey is generally long sleeved and has long trousers, and cheongsam is not the same.

After 1954, the North South Vietnam entered a split period. The southern Vietnamese influenced by the American culture and began to appear without a leader. The trend was driven by "dragon lady" (the first lady of the former Yugoslavia president Wu Ting Yan), who was married by his sister-in-law Chen Lichun as a result of Wu Tingyan's lifelong marriage.

She often meets with foreign guests in her boat collar or sailor's hand, and has also appeared on the cover of time magazine.

The picture shows the Dragon pistol wearing a 38 revolver in 1962.

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Since the US Army has been stationed in South Vietnam for a long time, it was not until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 that the local people were always showing hippy and psychedelic styles and even miniskirt.

The picture shows that in August 14, 1966, a row of women dressed in an outfit welcomed the 196th light infantry brigade.

Many of the US troops during the Vietnam War were also attracted by Nanyue girl, who was under the background of Al Dai, for a long time in bars and other places of entertainment.

In 1967, the bar girl in South Vietnam's head port was a showman.

After the unification of North and South Vietnam in 1975, it was almost disappeared, allowing only a few occasions, such as weddings.

After Vietnam's "reform and opening up" in 1986, the Vietnamese government began to reclaim its popularity.

The picture shows Chavalit Yongchaiyut, Prime Minister of Thailand, visited Vietnam in March 31, 1997 and received flowers from Miss etiquette.

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Encouraged by the government, he has gradually become a standard uniform for female civil servants, hotel receptionist, news anchor, stewardess and high school girls.

The picture shows the opening ceremony of Ford Motor Co's new factory in Haiyang, Vietnam on November 6, 1997.

The women's school uniform in Vietnam's middle and high schools is designated as white white, which symbolizes the purity of a girl.

On the way to school or school, the streets of the group of white national clothes shaking, very eye-catching.

The picture shows a group of female students riding home after class in Hu Zhiming, Vietnam, on November 20, 2008.

Vietnamese Airlines stewardess's work clothes are also designed to be the model of ao dai.

The picture shows Vietnamese air hostesses serving passengers on planes in September 2007.

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Under normal circumstances, the color of the Dai is different according to age. Middle-aged women are more suitable for dark colors, while girls are mainly light or white.

The picture shows a Buddhist representative and other female delegates taking a photo during the two meeting of the thirteenth Congress of the Vietnamese in October 2011.

In November 2006, the fourteenth informal meeting of APEC was held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

In order to show their national characteristics, the leaders wore all the clothes.

Taking into account the traditional costume of Vietnamese women, and most of the leaders are male, the designer has made a special effort to pform the elder woman's long gown.

In 1988, Vietnam began to hold the selection of Miss Odie, attracting thousands of beautiful women every year, aged from 15 to 35 years old, and the students of art school also began to participate in the design of oad, plus the periodical new Odie style of women's magazines, and Vietnam's textile industry began to flourish, so Vietnam entered the prosperous stage.

The picture shows miss's beauty contest in 1998.

He is also becoming the best representative of Vietnam's national image and fashion.

In September 8, 2013, South Korean President Park Geun hye, who was visiting Vietnam, attended a Hanfu and the ao dai fashion show called "beautiful peers and bright future".

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In 2012, Vietnam Post issued a special set of stamps with 4 themes to display the traditional costumes of women in different periods, including the commemorative seals and commemorative postmarks.

In order to adapt to the fast pace of modern life, Vietnamese local designers constantly improve the style and texture of ao dai.

However, some of the improvement measures are too large, and many conservatives in Vietnam believe that they are losing their image.

Yu Miss Huang, who was runner up in Vietnam in 2010 and represented the Vietnamese Miss World competition in 2012, has been criticized for this.

In the picture, she is wearing a modified version of eddy, almost vacuum, with a sleeveless left shoulder and excessive scale.

What's more, in 2006, Miss Vietnam's champion Mei Fangcui was attacked for wearing a set of hot view of the ODI costume, and even once faced the dilemma of losing her championship title.

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It is worth mentioning that in recent years, Vietnamese brides are popular in Southeast Asia and China.

In order to attract business, middle businesses often wear Vietnamese women wearing the clothes of ao dai as signboards.

In March 2005, a Vietnamese girl who was waiting to be married in a Singapore marriage office was distributed in the street by distributing advertisements leaflets.

Historically, Vietnam has been a dependent country in China for a long time. It is deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and it is difficult for all aspects of clothing, food and shelter to get rid of China's shadow.

Vietnam has been invaded by France since the end of nineteenth Century, and later the United States has been in existence in southern Vietnam for a long time, and Western culture has also had a profound impact on Vietnam.

After Vietnam's independence, its national consciousness rose, intending to highlight its own culture and unwilling to acknowledge the influence of Chinese culture and Western culture in history.

The picture shows Vietnamese women on the opening ceremony of the ninth Asia Europe Conference on foreign ministers in May 25, 2009.