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The traditional attire of the Hà Nhì people includes garments, trousers, scarves, and is rich in both materials and designs... The attire of the Hà Nhì Black group differs from that of the Hà Nhì Flower group. During festivals, the distinctiveness of the Hà Nhì ethnic group is evident through their traditional attire. The Hà Nhì Flower attire is elaborate and colorful, with beautifully crafted cone-shaped hats, while the Hà Nhì Black women's attire is modest and elegant, predominantly black with additional decorations of green or white patterns.
Hà Nhì Black women often wear artificial hair buns made of wool, adding to their beauty and serving as a sunshade. According to Hà Nhì Black culture, women wear a special hat, often in shades of brown, which signifies marriage.


7. Traditional attire of the Thổ ethnic group
The traditional attire of the Thổ ethnic group has undergone significant changes compared to the past. Both Thổ men and women nowadays dress quite similarly to the Kinh people, especially the youth and middle-aged, while the elderly only wear traditional attire on important occasions such as festivals or significant events like engagement ceremonies and weddings... Despite the changes and influences in clothing, the Thổ people maintain a clear consciousness of their attire, preserving their traditional costumes while also showcasing diversity and richness in their clothing styles in daily life.
Historically, Thổ women wore fewer dresses, often purchasing dresses from the Thai people, hence their attire bears many influences from the Thai culture. However, it still possesses its unique beauty. The Thổ women's dress comprises three parts: a white or dark red skirt, a black bodice with horizontal stripes, and a skirt adorned with simple diamond-shaped Thổ motifs. Their attire is relatively light, with a square white headscarf and a green or red belt. Overall, Thổ ethnic women's attire is simple, providing a sense of lightness and comfort.


8. Traditional attire of the Dao Đỏ ethnic group
The Dao Đỏ people highly value dressing, hence the traditional attire of the Dao Đỏ ethnic group is meticulously crafted, from the stitching to the weaving and dyeing of fabrics, and the intricate embroidery of patterns. A complete traditional outfit for Dao Đỏ women includes a shirt, hat, trousers, belt, and leg wraps. Their shirt is a long-sleeved garment, with cuffs and edges adorned with red Thổ motifs meticulously embroidered on a black background. The trousers, in deep black, feature embroidered patterns, with the skill of a woman demonstrated by the patterns on her trousers. The striking red headscarf serves as a focal point for the entire attire, as well as a distinctive feature of the Dao Đỏ people.
Unlike the vibrant and elaborate traditional attire of Dao Đỏ women, the attire of Dao Đỏ men is simpler, consisting of a headscarf, short shirt, and trousers. The shirt is designed with a round neckline and chest pocket. The trousers are wide-legged with an elastic waistband for comfortable movement in daily activities.


9. Traditional attire of the Ba Na ethnic group
The traditional attire of the Ba Na ethnic group is influenced by nature and blends with the spirit of the Central Highlands. Similar to many other ethnic costumes, Ba Na ethnic attire features sharp lines, sophistication, and intricate indigenous patterns combined with eye-catching decorative motifs. Women's attire consists of a head-covering blouse and non-collared dress. Patterns on the clothing are often symmetrical, inspired by yin and yang, heaven and earth, nature... Colors on the attire are typically black (symbolizing earth), red (blood and fire), and yellow (sunlight). The patterns often run vertically along the clothing, reflecting the openness and closeness to the vast nature of the Central Highlands people.
In addition, the traditional attire of Ba Na men is equally distinctive. Unlike women's attire, Ba Na men's clothing includes a collar-splitting, T-shaped collar with a tight waist. During the winter months, they often pair it with an outer cloak. Patterns on their clothing often feature bamboo trees, daisies, and red horizontal stripes.


10. Traditional attire of the Kinh ethnic group in some regions
In addition to the áo dài, the traditional attire of Kinh women in various regions is also remarkable. The áo tứ thân is an emblem of the traditional costume in the provinces of the Red River Delta region, closely associated with the melodies of quan họ singing, the graceful exchanges between men and women. The attire consists of a long coat with four tails, available in various colors, worn over a yếm (bodice) paired with a long, lightly flared skirt.
While the áo tứ thân exudes elegance and gracefulness, the bà ba outfit is simple and familiar. This attire is commonly worn in the Southern region. It comprises a round-necked bà ba shirt cinched at the waist, paired with wide-legged silk trousers. Despite its simplicity, this attire accentuates the gentle beauty of the Southern riverine women.


11. Traditional attire of the Kinh ethnic group
It would be remiss not to mention the traditional áo dài of the Kinh people in particular, and of Vietnam in general. It is a garment that embodies the essence and soul of Vietnam. The traditional áo dài consists of a long-split tunic with front and back flaps, paired with long trousers. The main fabric used is silk or smooth fabric, with diverse colors and patterns, and can feature a round or standing collar.
The áo dài is skillfully tailored to hug the body, accentuating the gentle and graceful beauty of Vietnamese women. It seems that whoever wears the áo dài appears beautiful in it, as it is both modest and alluring. Nowadays, the áo dài comes in various shapes and colors, but overall, it still retains its original traditional charm.


12. Traditional attire of the Ê Đê ethnic group
To create these unique clothing items, Ê Đê women use traditional looms to weave fabric. They weave fabrics to make dresses, shirts, scarves, blankets, or baby carriers through embroidery and sewing techniques. Both Ê Đê men and women wear various styles such as wrap skirts and tunics.
For women's clothing, Ê Đê women wear miếng (wrap skirt) by wrapping it around the waist, covering the lower half of the body. It is a rectangular piece of fabric, with the width wrapping around the body about 1.3 meters long and the length hanging down nearly 1 meter. When worn, the skirt can hang down to the ankles. The outer edge at the top is on the upper end, the trouser leg is fitted on the right side. Ao mniê (women's shirt) is a type of slip-on shirt (split horizontally from the left shoulder to the right shoulder), fitting snugly on the body (neither too wide nor too tight), hanging down to the waist, front and back hem are equal, not split at the hem, available in long sleeves, short sleeves, and sleeveless.
The skirt and shirt are made of woven cotton fabric, dyed in dark blue-black. Both the skirt and shirt always have several woven bands, arranged horizontally (around the body axis). The main colors of the patterns and decorative stitches are red, white, and yellow. Based on the quantity and quality of the woven bands on the skirt and shirt, the Ê Đê people distinguish between different types of skirts and shirts such as: miêng dec, miêng kdruêc piêk, miêng bơng, ao dec, ao dêc kuưk grưh, ao Jik, ao băl...


13. Traditional attire of the Tày ethnic group
The traditional attire of the Tày ethnic group is a simple yet uniquely beautiful ensemble, imparting a sense of purity to the wearer. The Tày people's attire typically features a single color, with distinctive patterns on their fabric. Women often wear turmeric-colored headscarves, sleeveless tunics with belts, and adorn themselves with silver necklaces, bracelets, and anklets. Additionally, black-patterned fabric on white fabric is used to make blankets, a common decorative style among Tày and Thai ethnic groups, known locally as 'lái ăm' - meaning woven patterns, akin to the raised patterns in knitting. The patterns are meticulously designed to suit weaving on looms.
Moreover, the traditional attire for Tày men consists of a four-panel tunic with a round neck and side slits. Particularly, pockets are sewn onto the tunic according to age. Young men typically have pockets on the left chest, while middle-aged individuals have pockets on both sides of the tunic's lower part. The trousers are tailored in a straight-leg style, reaching the ankles. The trouser waistband is wider and is usually paired with a front-tied fabric cord.


14. Traditional attire of the Pà Thẻn ethnic group
The traditional attire of the Pà Thẻn ethnic group serves not only to protect the body but also has distinct social and aesthetic functions. Nowadays, the traditional attire of Pà Thẻn women is largely unchanged, while men have undergone many changes. Women's attire typically includes a blouse, a bodice, a skirt, a scarf, and a waistband. Particularly, the attire of Pà Thẻn people often stands out due to their use of color. They predominantly use bright red, hence some ethnic groups refer to them as the Red Hmong. Additionally, Pà Thẻn women often use two types of waistbands: black and white. In their daily activities, they use black waistbands, while they use white ones for festivals or weddings.
However, the traditional attire of Pà Thẻn men is no longer as widely popular as before. Most Pà Thẻn men nowadays wear ready-made shirts and trousers. Only on their wedding day do grooms wear baggy trousers, a black bà ba shirt adorned with two crossed scarves across the chest, and use a white waistband.


15. Traditional Costume of Cơ Tu Ethnic Group
The traditional attire of the Cơ Tu ethnic group showcases unique characteristics in design, patterns, and decorative elements. It is a distinct beauty that leaves a different mark from other ethnic groups in the same region, especially in women's clothing. Cơ Tu women often wear their long hair tied up in a bun at the back of the neck or let it flow freely. In the past, they used to go bare-chested, only wrapping a piece of cloth like a bodice to cover the chest. Cơ Tu women wear short skirts down to the knees and layer them with an outer cloak. They typically wear a round-neck blouse with a scooped neckline and short cuffed sleeves. The blouse is adorned with red and white patterns on a black background at the shoulders, chest, sides, and hem. The short skirt is constructed similarly, with two narrow fabric pieces folded into a tube shape.
The traditional attire of Cơ Tu men is comparatively simpler. They often tie their hair or have regular short haircuts. In the summer, they usually go shirtless, while in the cold season, they add a large cloak, extending about two to three arm lengths. As the emphasis on men's clothing is not as significant, their shirts are meticulously designed and more diverse. The everyday shirts worn by Cơ Tu men are usually plain without patterns and with fewer colors. However, the ones worn during festivals feature more eye-catching decorations and brighter colors on a black background.


16. Traditional Costume of Nùng Ethnic Group
The Nùng ethnic group is the second-largest ethnic group in the province, second only to the Tày ethnic group. Due to their distribution and living in various localities and regions, the Nùng people are divided into many subgroups such as Nùng Vẻn, Nùng An, Nùng Cháo, Nùng Xuồng, etc. Because of this diverse differentiation, the traditional costumes of the Nùng ethnic group are also uniquely distinctive, diverse, and strongly characteristic of each subgroup. Nùng women often wear a four-panel blouse tailored with cuffed sleeves, buttoned on the right side, paired with wide-legged trousers made of black silk fabric. The colors on the clothing are not vibrant or elaborate like those of other ethnic costumes but tend towards cool, neutral tones such as deep blue, dark purple, and black.
In addition, the attire of Nùng men is simpler and more flexible. They typically wear short four-panel blouses with cuffed sleeves similar to Nùng women's clothing, with three additional pockets sewn onto the blouse, a standing collar, and button rows made of fabric. The trousers are traditionally tailored with straight legs, pleated at the waist, paired with a belt made of fabric.


17. Traditional Costume of Chơ Ro Ethnic Group
The Chơ Ro people in the past often cultivated cotton, dyed threads, woven fabrics for skirts, dresses, shirts, and blankets. Sometimes, a few families exchanged clothing with neighboring ethnic groups such as the Mạ and Cơ Ho in exchange for rice, chickens, buffaloes, cows... Nowadays, most Chơ Ro people no longer practice the traditional weaving profession. Weaving is usually undertaken by women. However, men also contribute to this work through various stages such as cotton cultivation, making weaving frames, spinning threads, dyeing threads...
The traditional attire of the Chơ Ro ethnic group is often very simple, with women wearing wrap-around skirts on top, while men wear either shirts or short-sleeved shirts, and lower garments tied around their waist. In cold weather, they add a traditional woven shawl. Today, Chơ Ro people rarely wear traditional costumes as they dress more like the Kinh people. Traditional clothing is only worn on ethnic traditional days, preserved in memory, and displayed in a few artifacts in the community center of the Chơ Ro people.


18. Traditional Attire of the Mảng Ethnic Group
The traditional attire of the Mảng ethnic group carries a very distinctive, robust beauty of the Northwest nature. Due to their proximity to the areas of the Thai and Hà Thị ethnic groups, the traditional costumes of these three ethnic groups still have some similarities. The attire of Mảng women consists of shirts, skirts, scarves, belts, hair wraps (known as păng chư út),... Unlike the Nùng ethnic group, Mảng ethnic group's shirts are made from various fabrics with eye-catching colors, bold and unique details. Below is a black skirt wrapped around the hips. Additionally, Mảng women's attire includes a white rough cloth shawl wrapped around the body, adorned with prominent red embroidered lines in the middle.
The Mảng people usually do not wear scarves or hats like other ethnic groups but often leave their heads bare. They tie their hair into a bun on top of the head with long hair wraps made from many strands of white cotton thread braided together. The two ends of the thread are beautifully tied into turtle-shaped knots, adorned with small plastic beads in various colors, and the tail end of the thread is eye-catching red fabric threads.


