WORCESTER — As a title, “The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975)“ is so long and dry it sounds more like a doctoral dissertation than an art ...

Designer Minh Chau, who has been known for unique traditional Vietnamese longdress collections, presented his collection “Kim Lang” (Groom) for weddings at a catwalk show during the Vietnam ...

The 'Ao Dai' is a symbol of the beauty of Vietnamese women as well as the country’s culture. Tourism directors are seeking solutions to preserve and promote the traditional value of Ao Dai. The 'Ao ...

Bee Nguyen, Georgia's first Vietnamese American state representative, donned an áo dài to her swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. Regarded as the most popular national costume of Vietnam, the áo dài for ...

Twelve years have past since Jenny Do, director of the annual San Jose Ao Dai Festival, first visited Vietnamese survivors of human trafficking in Taiwan. “They were in captivity completely naked,” Do ...

The recent furor among Vietnamese netizens over a Grammy-winning singer’s use of ao dai sans its trousers has several precedents. On October 12th, American Singer Kacey Musgraves stirred great ...

Vietnamese contestants at the Miss Universe pageant have repeatedly surprised international audiences with outfits inspired by traditional but mundane items like banh mi and ca phe sua da. At the 2020 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Since the Fall of Saigon 50 years ago, more than 100,000 Vietnamese Americans now call San Jose home. Every May, the Ao Dai Festival brings the community together to honor ...