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áo Gấm
The ''áo gấm'' () is a modified áo dài made with thicker fabric, and is a traditional brocade tunic for men. It is more elaborate than the formal "áo the", a similar men's tunic. These tunics are often worn at ceremonies, birthdays, festivals and other circumstances where the women wear an expensive áo dài.Vietnamese traditional “Ao Dai” enchants Seoul audience "On Tet and other occasions, Vietnamese men may wear an áo gấm (brocade robe), a version of the ao dai made of thicker fabric.", Hanoi Times, Sep 01, 2017 The word gấm on its own means brocade hence "brocade tunic". The elegance of the brocade tunic is proverbial, as per the Vietnamese saying ''áo gấm đi đêm'' ("a brocade tunic going in the dark"), meaning that some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APEC2006 Áo Dài
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Following the success of ASEAN's series of post-ministerial conferences launched in the mid-1980s, APEC started in 1989, in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies and the advent of regional trade blocs in other parts of the world; it aimed to establish new markets for agricultural products and raw materials beyond Europe. Headquartered in Singapore, APEC is recognized as one of the highest-level multilateral blocs and oldest forums in the Asia-Pacific / Americas region, and exerts significant global influence. The heads of government of all APEC members except Taiwan (which is represented by a ministerial-level official as ''economic leader'') attend an annual APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. The location of the meeting rotates annually among the member economies, and a fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
áo Dài
(; , ) is a modernized Vietnamese national garment consisting of a long split tunic worn over silk trousers. It can serve as formalwear for both men and women. translates as shirt' is derived from a Middle Chinese word () meaning "padded coat". and means "long".Phan Van Giuong, ''Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary: Vietnamese–English English–Vietnamese'' (2008), p. 76. "dài ''adj.'' long, lengthy." The term can also be used to describe any clothing attire that consists of a long tunic, such as . There are inconsistencies in usage of the term . The currently most common usage is for a Francized design by (whose shop was named "Le Mur"), which is expressly a women's close-fitting design whose shirt is two pieces of cloth sewn together and fastened with buttons. A more specific term for this design would be " Le Mur". Other writers, especially those who claim its "traditionality", use as a general category of garments for both men and women, and include older de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brocade
Brocade () is a class of richly decorative shuttle (weaving), shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads. The name, related to the same root as the word "broccoli", comes from Italian language, Italian meaning 'embossed cloth', originally past participle of the verb 'to stud, set with nails', from , 'small nail', from Latin , 'projecting, pointed'. Brocade is typically woven on a draw loom. It is a supplementary weft technique; that is, the ornamental brocading is produced by a supplementary, non-structural, weft in addition to the standard weft that holds the warp (weaving), warp threads together. The purpose of this is to give the appearance that the weave was actually embroidered on. In Guatemala, brocade is the most popular technique used to decorate fabric woven by Maya peoples, Maya weavers on backstrap looms. Ornamental features in brocade are emphasised and wrought as additions to the main fabric, sometimes stiffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tops (clothing)
Tops, TOPS or Topps may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Tops (band), a band from Montreal, Quebec * "Tops", a Rolling Stones song on their album '' Tattoo You'' * ''Tops'' (later known as ''TV Tops''), a 1981-84 comic by British publisher DC Thomson Companies * Tops Friendly Markets, an American supermarket chain * Tops Pizza, a British restaurant chain * Tops Records, an American record label * Tops Supermarket, a Thai supermarket chain * Topps, a manufacturer of candy and collectibles * Topps Meat Company, a producer of ground beef patties * Topps Tiles, a British retailer that sells floor tiles and related products * TOPS Club (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profit weight-management organization in the United States Science and technology * TOPS, (Total Operations Processing System), a railway stock management system * TOPS (file server), a file-sharing system for the Macintosh and IBM PC * TOPS (Nortel) (Traffic Operator Position System), a computer-based ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnamese Clothing
Việt Phục, or 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 eventually led to the birth of a distinctive Vietnamese style of clothing, including the birth of the unofficial national dress of Vietnam, the . For daily wear in Vietnam, Vietnamese people just wear normal everyday clothing (đồ Tây; Western clothing), but the common name for everyday clothing is quần áo thường ngày (literally "normal day clothing"). History The clothing and textile history of Vietnam reflects the culture and tradition that has been developed since the ancient Bronze Age wherein people of diverse cultures were living in Vietnam, the long influence of the Chinese and their associated cultural influence, as well as the short-lived French colonial empire, French colonial rule. The dynamic cultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnamese Words And Phrases
Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietnam within a diaspora * Vietnamese alphabet * Vietnamese cuisine * Vietnamese culture * Vietnamese language See also * Viennese (other) * List of Vietnamese people List of famous or notable Vietnamese people (''Người Việt'' or ''Người gốc Việt -'' Vietnamese or Vietnamese-descent). This list is incomplete. Art and design Fashion *Đặng Thị Minh Hạnh, fashion designer *Nguyễn Thù ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Costumes
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing of an ethnic group, nation or region, and expresses Cultural identity, cultural, Religious identity, religious or national identity. An ethnic group's clothing may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress. Traditional clothing includes everyday and formal wear. The word "costume" in this context is sometimes considered pejorative, as the word has more than one meaning, and thus "clothing", "dress", "attire" or "regalia" can be substituted without offense. Following the rise of romantic nationalism in parts of Europe, pre-industrial peasantry came to serve as ideals for genuinity and desirability. Garments evoking peasant dress were made from narrow cloth, traditional pre-industrial textiles. In regions where Western dress codes, Western dress styles are common, traditional garments are often worn during special events or celebrations. International events may cater to non-Western attendees with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
