P.S. Nguyễn Phúc Khoát (1714-1781) is generally credited with inventing a proto ao dai, áo ngũ thân, and Nguyễn Cát Tường (1912-1946) is most responsible for its modern form. Many others have contributed
Yes, to clarify, a French trained fashion designer, whose french Name was Le Mur,(Cat Tuong) who in 1930 fused elements of the Southern Ao Dai with the Northern Ao Ngu to give the garment a Much wider appeal. In effect created something new out of the old And became very popular because of those changes.
Nguyen Cat Toung was a Vietnamese. He did combine the northern and southern design with some western influence. Regardless he was a Vietnamese and attended the Indochinese Fine Arts University in Hanoi. BTW, Toung means le mur in French, the wall. His nickname was Lemur.
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The French fashion designer (forget the name), who
Introduced the Ao Dai to the VietNamese women
Deserves a medal, makes the women look special.
Hi Lyle,
There's no French designer who introduced the ao dai to anybody. The dress evolved over centuries.
Linh
P.S. Nguyễn Phúc Khoát (1714-1781) is generally credited with inventing a proto ao dai, áo ngũ thân, and Nguyễn Cát Tường (1912-1946) is most responsible for its modern form. Many others have contributed
Yes, to clarify, a French trained fashion designer, whose french
Name was Le Mur,(Cat Tuong) who in 1930 fused elements of the
Southern Ao Dai with the Northern Ao Ngu to give the garment a
Much wider appeal. In effect created something new out of the old
And became very popular because of those changes.
Nguyen Cat Toung was a Vietnamese. He did combine the northern and southern design with some western influence. Regardless he was a Vietnamese and attended the Indochinese Fine Arts University in Hanoi. BTW, Toung means le mur in French, the wall. His nickname was Lemur.
tt
A small correction. It's "Tường," with u before o. As you said, it means "wall."
LD, thank you.
tt
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