Vietnamese dress (ao dai)
Ao dai
1931, Annam, Vietnam --- These two military mandarins serve the court --- Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis
Vietnam. Dao Thanh Phan woman with typical headgear in Ban Khe Som village. The Dao (pronounced Zao) are the 9th largest ethnic group in Vietnam with a population of just under 500,000. They belong to the Hmong Dao language group and are believed to have started migrating from China in the 13th century. The women wear some of the most colourful and diverse costumes of all ethnic groups but can be identified by their black trousers richly embroidered with flower or small star patterns. Their j...
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