The ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) has long been an endless source of inspiration for fashion, poetry, music and movies, and now it is inspiring Vietnamese and Japanese artists to create a ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Renown Ao dai designer Thuan Viet will introduce Vietnamese ao dai at the Vietnamese Culture Festival in Japan, together with top models Duong My Linh, Hoang Yen and Trang Nhung.

Japanese designer Eiko Kobayashi will show off kimonos and ao dai at two fashion shows in Hanoi on Saturday. The event, part of a cultural exchange to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ...

Sadakari Atsuhito (right), deputy mayor of Fukuoka City, presents Vietnam’s fashion designer Minh Hanh with the Arts and Culture Prize of the Fukuoka Prize in Hanoi on July 7, 2015. Photo: Japanese ...

The programme aimed to honour ao dai as a symbol of the Vietnamese identity and spirit, while highlighting the creativity and ...