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The ''áo tứ thân'' (, ''four-part dress''), is a traditional Vietnamese dress commonly worn in the Northern part of Vietnam. The dress is related to the áo ngũ thân which translates as "5-part dress".
"In the 1920s young Vietnamese artists, educated at the French Indochina College of Fine Arts, modified the Áo Tứ Thân, and designed what is considered the first truly modern
VietnamJournal - Vietnamese Traditional Costumes
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The ''áo tứ thân'' (, ''four-part dress''), is a traditional Vietnamese dress commonly worn in the Northern part of Vietnam. The dress is related to the áo ngũ thân which translates as "5-part dress"."In the 1920s young Vietnamese artists, educated at the French Indochina College of Fine Arts, modified the Áo Tứ Thân, and designed what is considered the first truly modern
Áo dài
The (English pronunciation: ; (''North''), (''South''), Hán-Nôm: 襖𨱾) is a traditional Vietnamese national garment. Besides suits and dresses nowadays, men and women can also wear áo dài on formal occasions. It is a long, split tuni ...
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History
The áo tứ thân was worn widely by women centuries before theáo dài
The (English pronunciation: ; (''North''), (''South'')) is a Vietnamese national garment worn by both sexes but most commonly by women. Besides suits and dresses nowadays, men and women can also wear áo dài on formal occasions. It is a ...
. As Vietnam expanded southward during Nam tiến
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* Vietnam, which is also spelled ''Viet Nam''
* The Vietnam War
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, áo tứ thân gradually became associated specifically with northern women.
Dress
The áo tứ thân was the dress of peasant women, which explains why it was often made with plain fabric in dark colors, except when it was to be worn at special occasions such as festivals or weddings. Regardless of its many different forms, the basic áo tứ thân consists of: * A flowing outer tunic, reaching almost to the floor. It is open at the front, like a jacket. At the waist the tunic splits into two flaps: a full flap in the back (made up of two flaps sewn together) and the two flaps in the front which are not sewn together but can be tied together or left dangling. * A long skirt, worn under the tunic. *Yếm
A ''yếm'' or ''áo yếm'' (, chữ Nôm: 裺) is a traditional Vietnamese undergarment that was once worn by Vietnamese women across all classes. It was most usually worn underneath a blouse or mantle to preserve modesty.
It is a simple garm ...
, an ancient bodice worn as an undergarment by women. It comes in many fabrics and colors, worn under the skirt and outer tunic.
* A silk sash which is tied at the waist as a belt.
Áo tứ thân in modern-day Vietnam (worn almost exclusively in northern-related festivals) tends to be extremely colorful, using different hue
In color theory, hue is one of the main properties (called Color appearance model#Color appearance parameters, color appearance parameters) of a color, defined technically in the CIECAM02 model as "the degree to which a Stimulus (physiology ...
s throughout the dress, from the tunic to the bodice and the skirt.
Place in modern-day Vietnam
Áo tứ thân is now obsolete in terms of its daily use in Vietnam. However, it can be seen often in traditional occasions such as festivals, especially in northern Vietnam. It is still sometimes worn as formal wear by some ethnic minorities, such as the Tày, Sán Chay, and someThổ people
The Thổ ethnic group (also Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong) inhabits the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam, mainly Nghệ An Province southwest of Hanoi. Many Thổ speak the Cuoi language, Tho language, which is closely related to Vietnamese ...
.
In southern Vietnam, the simpler silk two-piece ensemble áo bà ba
''Áo bà ba'' ( or Vietnamese silk ensemble) is a traditional southern Culture of Vietnam, Vietnamese garment. The top part which covers the torso is called the áo ("shirt" in English). It is mostly associated with rural southern Vietnam, ...
is preferred for day-to-day use.
See also
*Áo giao lĩnh
The (; ), also known as the (). Folks would often refer to it as the () or , referred to as , was a traditional vibrant cross-collared robe worn by Vietnamese before the French conquest that would completely reshape the Vietnamese culture, as ...
* Culture of Vietnam
The culture of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Văn hoá Việt Nam) is highly multicultural. The early culture in Vietnam started with the Bronze Age Đông Sơn culture considered to be one of its most important progenitors for its Ancient history. Viet ...
* History of Vietnam
The history of Vietnam can be traced back to around 20,000 years ago, as the first modern humans arrived and settled on this land, known as the Hoabinhians, which can be traced to modern-day Negritos. Archaeological findings from 1965, which are ...
* Vietnamese clothing
Vietnamese clothing is the traditional style of clothing worn in Vietnam by the Vietnamese people. The traditional style has both indigenous and foreign elements due to the diverse cultural exchanges during the history of Vietnam. This all ev ...
References
External links
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