Áo dài

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Áo dài is a long, flowing Vietnamese garment, typically worn over trousers, that has become a national symbol of elegance and cultural identity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Áo dài canonical 2
ao dai 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national costume
traditional Vietnamese garment
associatedWith Vietnamese culture
colorVariety blue
pastel colors
red
white
countryOfOrigin Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
developedInCentury 18th century
dressCodeContext cultural performances
national celebrations
traditional weddings
featuredIn Vietnamese films
Vietnamese literature
Vietnamese postage stamps
Vietnamese tourism promotion
hasComponent high collar
long sleeves
hasPart long tunic
trousers
historicalPrecursor áo ngũ thân
influencedBy Chinese clothing styles
materialUsed silk
synthetic fabric
modernFormDeveloped 20th century
patternVariety floral patterns
plain solid colors
recognizedAs iconic image of Vietnam
symbol of Vietnamese womanhood
regionallyAssociatedWith Huế
southern Vietnam
symbolizes Vietnamese national identity
elegance
femininity
grace
typicalFit form-fitting bodice
high side slits
typicalLength ankle-length
typicalOccasion Tet holiday
surface form: Tet festival

formal ceremonies
school events
weddings
usedAs school uniform for girls
work uniform for flight attendants
work uniform for hotel staff
wornBy men
women
wornOver trousers

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kinh traditionalClothing Áo dài
Viet traditionalDress Áo dài
qipao relatedTo Áo dài
this entity surface form: ao dai