Traditional costumes of the Vietnamese people tend to be very simple and modest. Men used to wear brown shirts and white trousers. Their headgear is simply a piece of (1).......... wrapped around the head and their footwear consists of a pair of plain sandals. For formal ceremonies, men would have two additional items, a long gown with slits on other side, and a turban, usually in black or brown (2).......... of cotton or silk. Young women used to wear light brown-coloured short shirts with long back skirts. To make their waist look (3).........., they fightly fastened a long piece of pink or violet cloth. On formal, (4).........., they would wear a special three layered dress called "ao dai" - a long gown with slits on either side. An elegant looking conical palm hat is often (5).......... as part of woman's formal dress. In recent years foreign fashions have been introduced to Vietnam; however, the traditional "ao dai" remains preferable to women in both urban and rural settings.
Traditional costumes of the Vietnamese people tend to be very simple and modest. Men used to wear brown shirts and white trousers. Their headgear is simply a piece of (1)......cloth.... wrapped around the head and their footwear consists of a pair of plain sandals. For formal ceremonies, men would have two additional items, a long gown with slits on other side, and a turban, usually in black or brown (2).....made..... of cotton or silk. Young women used to wear light brown-coloured short shirts with long back skirts. To make their waist look (3)....smaller......, they fightly fastened a long piece of pink or violet cloth. On formal, (4)...occasions......., they would wear a special three layered dress called "ao dai" - a long gown with slits on either side. An elegant looking conical palm hat is often (5)....known...... as part of woman's formal dress. In recent years foreign fashions have been introduced to Vietnam; however, the traditional "ao dai" remains preferable to women in both urban and rural settings.
