The third and final subject of Vietnamese First Ladies Fashion, Đặng Tuyết Mai, was not the wife of a President, but that of a Prime Minister, and later, Vice President. A stylish figure photographed during the Vietnam War, Mai’s clothing choices mirrored the style of another political wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Both chose clean linesContinue reading “An Ao Dai and A Jumpsuit: The Fashions of Dang Tuyet Mai”
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The Nhu Look: The Fashions of Madame Nhu
Although she was born Trần Lệ Xuân, Madame Nhu was a woman known under many names. She was also called “Tiger Lady” and “Dragon Lady,” which the latter was based on a racist Asian character from the U.S. cartoon, “Terry and the Pirates.” These names were due to her blunt personality and cutting remarks, butContinue reading “The Nhu Look: The Fashions of Madame Nhu”
Nam Phuong, The Woman Who Wore Silver Trousers To Meet The Pope
Marie-Thérèse Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan was born in the French colony Cochinchina, which is located in a southern portion of modern-day Vietnam. Lan grew up in a wealthy Roman Catholic family and was educated overseas in France (1). In 1934, she ended her schooling in a French convent to marry Emperor Bảo Đai. According to the 1934Continue reading “Nam Phuong, The Woman Who Wore Silver Trousers To Meet The Pope”
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