The Unorthodox Orient

I have probably turned out not exactly the way they wanted me to be. I respect them so much and I’m really proud of my culture… But, unfortunately I’m no typical Hue girl… Mother used to say “Why are you so different from me?”… I was loud, I was extrovert, I was careless…. I never wanted to stay at home, I never talked with a soft voice, sometimes I ate without leaving some for others, I did Hiphop dancing, I wore clothes that were deemed inappropriate, way too liberal….

As much as I loved and respected those values they wanted to embed in me…. I also wanted to set myself free, to be rebellious, to be outrageous, to be…. DIFFERENT….

“You think a traditional dress cannot be modern? 

Golden Vietnamese traditional Aodai dress: borrowed from my friend Trang Nguyen
Red Vietnamese traditional Aodai dress: borrowed from my flatmate Heo Mu.p
Headpiece: I made the headpiece from threads
Red bandeau top: piece of plastic (???) from Crystal‘s house
Leggings: Arrogant Cat

Vietnamese Áo tứ thân : tailor-made from Vietnam (my dance costume)
Shoes: Crystal‘s own (Crystal is our hair stylist)
Straw hat: my grandmother’s

White silk trouser: borrowed from my friend Kara Nguyen
Pink halter-neck top (Vietnamese’s “bra”): my dance costume
Headpiece: my dance costume

>“A Vietnamese girl should always sit with their legs close to each other…“

White silk trouser: borrowed from my friend Kara Nguyen
Pink halter-neck top (Vietnamese’s “bra”): my dance costume
Strawhat: my grandmother’s

Black/Blue Vietnamese traditional Aodai dress: my mother’s

Fan: mine 😀

Credits:

Makeup: CaDao Nguyen
Stylist: CaDao Nguyen
Hair Stylist: Crystal Stanley
Photographer: OAT-CHAIYASITH
Concept: CaDao and Oat