Back to the homeland dress...

Graceful women in traditional ao dai. Photo: XH

This Tet, my sisters and I decided to sew traditional ao dai to go out in the spring. On the second day of returning to our hometown, my mother, now 85 years old, was a bit surprised and smiled brightly: "It's so beautiful to wear ao dai during Tet!". Perhaps that was the beauty when my mother met herself again in the springs of the past.

The return of the Ao Dai in daily life not only brings the beauty of fashion but also contributes to creating the vitality of the heritage left by our ancestors.

In the book “Traditional Ao Dai - Journey of Return”, Dr. Tran Doan Lam - Advisor of the Vietnamese Village Communal House Club, said: The book provides a solid foundation in terms of history, ethnology, cultural studies, and heritage studies so that readers do not hesitate when choosing Ao Dai as the national costume to use in necessary cases of foreign affairs, contributing to the preservation of a valuable cultural heritage of Vietnam.

That journey back is truly precious when it enters the subconscious of every Vietnamese person, connecting "what to wear" in daily life. As Ms. Anh Tho (Cam Le district, Da Nang city) shared during her spring outing with Ao Dai: "I must say that it has been a long time since I made an Ao Dai, two sets to wear during Tet. Now in my forties, I realize that Ao Dai is very beautiful and suitable to wear from important festivals to spring outings."

Innovation in design as well as diversity in materials make the ao dai easy to wear and beautiful to wear; from ao dai for children to adults, ao dai for men...

Silk is considered the “muse” of the ao dai, whether tailored to fit or loosely, it attracts the eye. There is a material that seems “incompatible” with the ao dai, but through the talented hands of the craftsman becomes equally charming, that is linen. The linen ao dai is both liberal and trendy but still retains elegance and is chosen by many young people.

Designer Minh Hanh - one of the passionate people who "live with Ao Dai" once said: Ao Dai can be considered the "ambassador" of Vietnam, representing the image of Vietnam and affirming the traditional culture of Vietnam. Perhaps that is why the story of trademark protection for Ao Dai was raised. But for many centuries, in every Vietnamese person, there has been a persistent journey to preserve the national dress, promoting traditional values ​​with deep love.

You will smile when you see a little girl in a colorful ao dai. You will feel pure in your soul when you see a female student in a white ao dai going to school, peacefully reuniting with her dreamy youth.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/tro-lai-cung-ta-ao-que-huong-3150456.html