Cultural beauty of white pants Dao people's costume

NDO- The costumes of the Dao women in white pants in Phuc An commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province have long become a traditional cultural beauty of the people here. Especially with their white pants, the Dao women in white pants cannot be confused with any other Dao group.

If the Red Dao people show their culture through their mainly red costumes and live in earthen houses, the White Pants Dao people live in stilt houses and are immediately recognizable by their white pants that cannot be confused with any other Dao group.

The traditional costume includes: scarf, headdress, long dress, belt, bib, pants, leggings and is made of cotton fabric. Indigo is the main color in the costume of Dao women in white pants, and the highlight is the bib with unique patterns. These are very vivid patterns of plants, animals, people, birds...

The outfit has indigo as the main color.

In the costume of the Dao women in white pants, the most important and elaborate are the embroidered yếm and the headdress. Therefore, from a young age, Dao girls are taught by their mothers to embroider so that they can sew the yếm and embroider their own hats. The embroidered yếm is the pride of the young girls of the Dao women in white pants, and is the standard for evaluating the qualities of the girls through the embroidery lines on the yếm.

The needlework not only shows the dexterity, perseverance, and meticulousness, but also speaks to the patient and thrifty qualities of the Dao women in white pants. Therefore, by looking at the young girl’s yếm, the Dao mother can judge whether the girl has enough qualities to become a good daughter-in-law, a virtuous wife, and a good mother.

Dao women in white pants demonstrate their dexterity through needlework.

The yếm of the Dao Quan Trang women is a prominent feature of their clothing. The yếm is made of indigo-dyed fabric in a rectangular shape about 60cm long and 40cm wide, covering both the chest and abdomen, the yếm collar and the upper half. The Dao Quan Trang women's shirt is an indigo-dyed long dress with a spoon-neck, with few embroidered patterns, only a few horizontal motifs, mainly eight-pointed stars. The small chest band has two parallel embroidered lines in red thread. The two front panels from the collar down to the hem are made of white and red fabric on opposite sides.

Indigo dyed long Dao women's shirt with spoon collar.

The belt is made of indigo or red silk about 1.5m long, 3-4cm wide, embroidered with many motifs in red, black, and yellow thread. The Dao women's white pants are mid-calf length, with large hems and a wide waistband. The leggings are made of indigo-dyed elastic fabric, with red fabric edges, wrapped from the ankle to the knee and then tied. To make the outfit more beautiful and attractive, Dao women in white pants also combine it with jewelry such as silver necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings.

The bib with unique patterns is a prominent feature of the costume.

The Dao women in white pants not only know how to embroider, but are also proficient in fishing.

With their sophistication in the way they dress, the Dao women in white pants create their own unique style of clothing that cannot be confused with any other ethnic group. Clothing is a source of pride, a cultural beauty that is always preserved and promoted by the Dao women in white pants.

KHANH NGOC

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