Vietnamese Ao Dai overtime

For example, one of Vietnamese well-known cultural icons is Ao Dai. The concept of Ao Dai was originally birthed in southern Vietnam in the early 1700s,  during the Nguyen dynasty, which was the last one in its long history. It first started with Ao Giao Lanh (a four-piece dress, wearing with a long black skirt and a colored fabric belt to tie around the waist), then Ao Tu Than (a neat four-piece dress with two front flaps which is can be tied together), Ao Dai Lemur (only two front and back flaps, the front flap is long, had western details such as heart-shaped neck and ribbons), Le Pho Ao Dai (a variation of the Lemur Ao Dai by painter Le Pho (moved away from Western influence and the size is reduced to anchor the body of Vietnamese women), Raglan Ao Dai (tight fitting that had two flaps connected by a row of buttons on the side, diagonal neck down to a 45- degree angle to help the wearer feel more comfortable), Mrs. Nhu’s Ao Dai (crew neck dress, inspired by the unmarried Khmer people's t-shirts) and traditional Ao Dai afterwards (from 1970-present- has changed over the years with many designs and materials as the combination of tradition and modern)