Ho Chi Minh City costume market gets busy as Halloween nears
This year’s Halloween merchandise comes in a wide variety
Author recalls years-long work on book of royal costumes of Vietnam’s last monarchy
The book is based on a set of rare paintings of the Nguyen Dynasty
Thousands fill Ho Chi Minh City’s ‘backpacker area’ for Halloween celebration (photos)
Thousands of people have flooded the ‘backpacker area’ of Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate Halloween.
Vietnam beauty to don royal ‘ao dai’ at Miss World 2014
A Vietnamese beauty will showcase an elaborate royal ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long gown) in the National Costume Competition of Miss World 2014 that opened last week in the UK
Vietnam beauty wears $235k 'ao dai' at int’l pageant in Japan
The holder of the Miss Ocean Vietnam 2014 title donned an extravagant ocean-themed ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long gown) worth over US$200,000 in the National Costumes round of the ongoing Miss International Beauty Pageant 2014 in Japan on Tuesday
First ‘ao dai’ museum opens in HCMC
A museum dedicated to showcasing only “ao dai” (traditional Vietnamese long gown) through various periods has been open in HCMC’s district 9.
Vietnam tightens curb on scandalous showbiz artists
The newly released Decree 158 stipulates that from Jan 1, 2014 on, artists who wear revealing clothes, lip sync onstage or make other offences will be in for more stringent penalties.
Miss Universe Vietnam’s ao dai among Missosology’s Top 5 national costumes
The richly embroidered “ao dai” worn by Miss Universe Vietnam Truong Thi May is among the top 5 national costumes which Missosology, the #1 online magazine for beauty pageants, believes will wow the public.
Ceremonial costume contest yields low-quality designs
A ceremonial costume designing competition open to all Vietnamese designers at home and abroad failed to garner quality designs.
The designer and his ao dai museum
Si Hoang, a celebrated “ao dai” designer, is getting closer to his dream of establishing a museum and library of his own to showcase the traditional costume.