Beauty and historical value of Vietnamese ancient costumes in Nhat Binh ao dai.

With the desire to honor the beauty and historical value of Vietnamese ancient costumes, a Vietnamese designer invested in researching and designing the collection of Vietnam's ancient Nhat Binh ao dai.
October 05, 2020 | 15:21
vietnam 100 years ago through french photographers lens Vietnam 100 years ago through French photographer’s lens
precious photos of vietnams iconic ao dai in the old time Precious photos of Vietnam’s iconic Ao Dai in the old time
a glimpse of idyllic life in hue amid summer days A glimpse of idyllic life in Hue amid summer days

Designer Quyen Nguyen said, with the desire to honor the beauty and historical value of Vietnamese ancient costumes, she invested in researching and designing the collection of Vietnam's ancient Nhat Binh ao dai.

According to NTDVN, in the past 60 years, Nhat Binh has almost disappeared in Vietnamese daily life. Nhat Binh is the everyday costume of the royal consorts and princesses of the Nguyen Dynasty. The costume is decorated with colors and embroidery designs classifying royal levels. For example, the Nguyen Dynasty queen's Nhat Binh is decorated with 20 patterns of folk animals: dragon, phoenix, pheasants,... Nhat Binh gets its name due to the rectangle embroider patterns in its collar. When the Nguyen Dynasty fell, this costume became a formal outfit of the nobility to be worn on a number of important holidays, especially weddings.

In the Gia Long emperor period, when wearing the Nhat Binh, royal consorts put on a type of jewelry called Kim Uoc Phat (whose shape is currently unknown). By the reign of Thieu Tri, Kim Uoc Phat was replaced with Kim Phuong, and the latter period of the Nguyen Dynasty, Nhat Binh was accompanied by khăn vấn (Vietnamese turban) - the most common combination as seen today.

Because the dye is easy to fade, royal people did not wash their Nhat Binh. They just dried them in the sun a few times a year and then scented them in a wooden casket. The royal women usually combined Nhat Binh with white silk underclothes.

Recently, Nhat Binh and other types of Vietnamese ancient ao dai have been brought back to daily lives by Vietnamese fashion designers. Nhat Binh is now chosen by many young couples as wedding costumes.

1732 capture
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1734 capture1
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1737 capture2
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1742 capture3
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1747 capture4
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1748 capture5
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1750 capture6
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1751 capture7
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1752 capture8
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1753 capture9
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1755 capture10
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1756 capture11
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1801 capture12
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
1803 capture13
Photo: Quyen Nguyen Bridal
impressive ao dai vietnamese cultural heritage at the temple of literature imperial academy Impressive "Ao Dai - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage" at the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy

The "Ao Dai - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage" Show at Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy (Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam) is part of a ...

impressive hoi an ao dai festival absorbs tourists Impressive Hoi An Ao Dai festival absorbs tourists

The Hoi An Ao dai festival took place at Hoi An Impressive Park, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province on the evening of June 14.

music video inspired by last royal family of vietnam a hit Music video inspired by last royal family of Vietnam a hit

The music video Khong The Cung Nhau Suot Kiep (We Can’t Be Together Eternally) became an instant hit thanks to its accurate depiction of the story of Emperor Bao Dai ...

Valerie Mai