The áo dài appears in the English dictionary as “aodai”, which means it is a strong symbol of the Vietnamese culture.
Through many ups and downs, the ao dai has become a pride of the Vietnamese. In order to get to today’s position, the ao dai has gone through a long history with many memorable landmarks.
Origin of history
It is impossible to determine the accurate original date of the ao dai. However, on the carvings of the Ngoc Lu drum several thousand years ago saw the glimpse of the long dress, the costumes of women in costumes with two dresses.
The distinctive feature of ao dai is the two pieces of dress. Regardless of many changes during Vietnamese history, the only thing that differentiates the traditional Vietnamese costume with ones of other cultures is the two pieces of clothing. Many people think that Vietnamese ao dai is another version of the Chinese women’s cheongsam, but the cheongsam appeared only around 1920s, while the Vietnamese ao dai was created long before. That proves ao dai is a cultural feature of Vietnam.
The earliest type of dress is Giao Lanh. Legend has it that, the respect of Hai Ba Trung (2 heroines that fought against China from colonizing Vietnam) , Vietnamese women avoid wearing two-tune dresses that are tailored to four panels symbolizing four parents
Besides, due to the old technique, the fabric was woven into small pieces so they needed to pair four pieces to make a new dress, known as áo tứ thân. The shirt consists of two pieces in the back of the back (called the jacket), the edges of the two pieces are connected and hidden inside. The two pieces are tied up and put down into two dresses in the middle, so no button is needed. Normally, the hem of the shirt is lifted. Only when there is a funeral (husband or parent) and the edge of the fabric to expose instead of hidden in. This is the image of a rustic, modest four-pieced dress.
It was not until the reign of King Gia Long (1802-1819) that the new ao dai changed to a five-pieced robe, which now has a small body representing the wearer. In 1884, when the Hue court ruled in French hands, Western culture began to enter Vietnam and brought a lot of change with ao dai. From here the ao dai goes through a different history and reveals many of today’s dress styles.
Modern áo dài
After the opening of the Hanoi College of Fine Arts, there were many enthusiastic artists with making ao dai easier to wear for modern people. Le Mur is the first one. Le Mur is the French name of Cat Tuong, who made a major reform and turned the four-pieced dress into only two pieces – front and back. The upper body is sewed hugging the curves of the body of the wearer to make them look lovely. To add to the feminine look, the front buttons are shifted to an open area along the shoulders and along one side.
Then, Le Pho Le Mue and Le Long dress were welcomed at Da Nang Women’s Fair. This is a combination of Le Mur shirt and four-pieced dress, very close to today’s modern dress: shoulder strap and sleeveless, closed neck, button on the right, body hugging, two dresses Soft fly. At this time the famous raglan sleeves of today’s dresses have not appeared, Le Pho dresses remain the same shape and Vietnamese women love and wear it throughout the ages. Only in the 1960s, the Dung Dung factory in Dakao, Saigon, created a raglan style with the arms and the body of the shirt curved to fit the female curve. With this piece of clothing and loose pants cut long, ao dai becomes a seductive and charming clothes that are appropriate to the image of the modern Vietnamese woman.
Ao dài inaonekana katika kamusi ya Kiingereza kama <unk>aodai<unk>, ambayo inamaanisha ni ishara kali ya utamaduni wa Vietnam. Kupitia mapambano mengi, ao dai imekuwa fahari ya Wavietnam. Ili kufikia nafasi ya leo, ao dai imepitia historia ndefu na alama nyingi za kukumbukwa. Asili ya historia Haiwezekani kujua tarehe halisi ya awali ya ao dai. Katika picha za Ngoc Lu, kuna picha ya mwanamke aliyevalia mavazi mawili. Sifa ya pekee ya ao dai ni vipande viwili vya mavazi. Licha ya mabadiliko mengi katika historia ya Vietnam, kitu pekee kinachotofautisha mavazi ya jadi ya Vietnam na yale ya tamaduni nyingine ni vipande viwili vya nguo. "Watu wengi wanafikiri kwamba Ao Dai ya Vietnam ni toleo jingine la ""cheongsam"" ya wanawake wa China, lakini ""cheongsam"" ilionekana tu karibu na miaka ya 1920, wakati Ao Dai ya Vietnam iliundwa muda mrefu kabla ya hapo." Hiyo inathibitisha kwamba ao dai ni sehemu ya utamaduni wa Vietnam. Aina ya kwanza ya mavazi ni Giao Lanh. "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, kwa heshima ya Hai Ba Trọng (mwanamke wa pili aliyepigana dhidi ya China kutoka Vietnam), wanawake wa Vietnam huepuka kuvaa mavazi ya sauti mbili ambayo yamebadilishwa kwa paneli nne zinazoashiria wazazi wanne. ""Kwa sababu ya mbinu ya zamani, kitambaa kilivaliwa katika vipande vidogo, kwa hivyo walihitaji kuunganisha vipande vinne ili kutengeneza mavazi mapya." Shati ni pamoja na vipande viwili katika sehemu ya nyuma ya nyuma (inaitwa koti), kingo za vipande viwili ni kushikamana na kufichwa ndani. Vipande hivyo viwili vimefungwa na kuwekwa chini katika mavazi mawili katikati, kwa hiyo hakuna kifungo kinachohitajika. Kwa kawaida, ukingo wa shati huinuliwa. Wakati wa mazishi, ni muhimu kuondoa nywele za mtu (mume au mzazi) na kuondoa nywele za mtu (mume au mama) kwa sababu nywele za mtu ni ngumu sana. Hii ni picha ya mavazi ya kijijini, ya kiasi yenye vipande vinne. Wakati wa utawala wa Mfalme Gia Long (1802-1819), ao dai mpya ilibadilishwa kuwa mavazi ya vipande vitano, ambayo sasa ina mwili mdogo unaomwakilisha mvuvi. Mwaka 1884 wakati mahakama ya Hue ilipoanza kutawala, utamaduni wa Magharibi ulianza kuingia Vietnam na kuleta mabadiliko mengi. Kutoka hapa ao dai huenda kupitia historia tofauti na inaonyesha mitindo mingi ya mavazi ya leo. Baada ya kufunguliwa kwa Chuo cha Sanaa cha Hanoi, kulikuwa na wasanii wengi wenye shauku ya kufanya ao dai iwe rahisi kuvaa kwa watu wa kisasa. Le Mur ni wa kwanza. Le Mur ni jina la Kifaransa la Cat Tuong, ambaye alifanya mageuzi makubwa na kugeuza mavazi ya vipande vinne kuwa vipande viwili tu <unk> mbele na nyuma. Sehemu ya juu ya mwili hutiwa kwa kukumbatia miundo ya mwili wa mtumiaji ili kuifanya ionekane nzuri. Ili kuongeza sura ya kike, vifungo vya mbele vimehamishwa kwenye eneo la wazi kando ya mabega na kando ya upande mmoja. Kisha, Le Pho Le Mue na Le Long mavazi walikuwa kukaribishwa katika Da Nang Wanawake Fair. Hii ni mchanganyiko wa Le Mur shati na nguo nne-kipande, karibu sana na leo ya kisasa mavazi: bega mkanda na sleeveless, shingo kufungwa, kifungo juu ya haki, mwili kukumbatia, mavazi mawili laini kuruka. Wakati huu sleeves maarufu raglan ya mavazi ya leo hawajaonekana, Le Pho mavazi kubaki sura sawa na wanawake wa Vietnam upendo na kuvaa katika enzi zote. Katika miaka ya 1960, kiwanda cha Dung Dung huko Dakao, Saigon, kiliunda mtindo wa raglan na mikono na mwili wa shati ulipindika ili kufanana na mviringo wa wanawake. Kwa nguo hii na suruali iliyokatwa kwa muda mrefu, ao dai inakuwa nguo ya kuvutia na ya kuvutia ambayo inafaa kwa picha ya mwanamke wa kisasa wa Vietnam.