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  ao dai (for men)

 

Vietnam

On special occasions, Vietnamese men may wear a somewhat looser version of the ao dai (fig.), usually made of thicker fabric and sometimes, as is the case here, a bit shorter. They also wear a turban-like headdress known as khan dong (fig.).