Viet Nam is a country with a rich cultural heritage and a long-standing history. Over the course of millennia, the Vietnamese people have created a wide range of traditional garments — not merely for covering the body, but as expressions of identity, virtue, and social standing.
Many of these traditional garments have become valuable cultural legacies, bearing the imprint of distinct historical periods — among them, the imperial Nguyễn dynasty of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Traditional Vietnamese clothing comes in many forms and is often named based on its structure or collar design — such as the round-collared robe, the cross-collared robe, the parallel-paneled gown, or the five-paneled dress.
