As many as 1,500 women participated in an ao dai parade recently held in the resort city of Nha Trang. The event was part of the 2024 Nha Trang Beach Tourism Festival.

With the rapid pace of fashion trends, antique Vietnamese costumes may well have been on the verge of oblivion. To preserve and spread their traditional beauty, however, a number of organisations and individuals in Ninh Binh province have held a series of photo tours to bring antique Vietnamese costumes closer to the public.

The first bilingual book about Vietnamese costumes in the 15th century has been released.