Midu ordered 39 ao dai (Vietnamese tunics), costing nearly VND300 million (US$11,786), for her Sunday wedding to businessman Tran Duy Minh Dat, heir to Duy Tan Plastics Manufacturing Corporation.

Initially, the ao dai was made for both men and women, but nowadays it’s considered as female clothing. The event was organised to bring this traditional fashion back into life and encourage more men ...

Through history’s ups and downs, the men’s ao dai relinquished its crown and is now worn must less often in everyday life. Nguyen Tan Hoang - a Grade 10 student at Chu Van An High School in Hanoi - ...

The Ao Dai Festival in San Jose brings the community together to honor and preserve Vietnamese heritage, celebrating and showcasing the iconic dress.

From Phap Van-Cau Gie, the highway which connects inner Hanoi to its suburbs, it took a little more than an hour and a half to drive to Trach Xa, a handicraft village known across the northern region ...

The bride and groom also chose earthy orange ao dai with apricot flower embroidery for their bridesmaids and best men, who are their longtime close friends. In total, 42 ao dai were ordered, but only ...