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LinksGiay like bright colors

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Giay Woman With Baby  Hand Mill

                                                               

10/03/2003

 Giay women normally wear a blouse that buttons at the side, below the right armpit.  They also wear trousers, usually indigo in color.  Their hair is worn in a bun or braids wound around the back of the head.  They often wear a turban.  Their costume is often woven of bright colors, with pinks, greens and blues perhaps the most common.  Their clothing is  decorated at the neck and hems with a strip of contrasting bright cloth.   For festive occasions, they may wear clothing with embroidered motifs.    They usually wear some form  of jewelry, such as rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and chains.   

Giay men wear clothing similar to the Viet, but for ceremonial occasions they wear turbans, indigo  or blue trousers, with matching tunics, sometimes with embroidered hems.