East Asian Connecting Classrooms

Welcome to our new partners Penang Ho Chi Min City

10 Schools in Bromley The Ravensbourne School, Crofton Juniors, The Glebe, Langley Park School for Boys, Darrick Wood, Newstead Wood, Hayes School, Ravenswood, Bishop Justus, Kemnal Technology College, Cator Park. Working with 10 schools in Malaysia And 10 schools in Vietnam Working together using a website run by the British Council.

Working together for two years Video conferencing Sharing our games Our festivals Our food Kite flying Fashions Bromley International Badge

From design To creation

Mrs Jordan met our new partners in Taipei, Taiwan

Welcome To our East Asian Fashion Show

Vietnam People in Vietnam wear cotton clothes. Styles differ in northern and southern Vietnam. (South) Many women still wear the traditional “au dai” shown here

Áo dài is similar to the Chinese Qipao, consisting of a long gown with a slit on both sides, worn over silk pants.

Rural women wear loose-fitting dark-pants and blouses that are often embroidered in brilliant colours.

Áo Tứ Thân or “4- part dress” is one of several traditional Vietnamese costumes. This is worn by “commoner” women.

along with the Áo y?m bodice which accompanied it.

Headgear The headgear of peasants often included a plain piece of cloth wrapped around the head (generally called Khan d?ng), or the stereotypical Nón lá (conical hat). Conical hats called “non la” shield their faces from the sun.Khan d?ngNón lá (conical hat)

Footwear: peasants would often go barefoot whereas sandals and shoes were reserved for the aristocracy and royalty. Many people wear sandals made of old tire rubber(North), or go barefoot. Footwear

Colour Monarchs had the exclusive right to wear the color gold, while nobles wore red or purple. Each member of the royal court had an assortment of different formal gowns they would wear at a particular ceremony, or for a particular occasion. The rules governing the fashion of the royal court could change dynasty by dynasty, thus Costumes of the Vietnamese court were quite diverse.

A Country Vietnamese Wedding

Modern Vietnamese Fashion The pyjama-like costumes, known as "Áo cánh" in the north and Áo bà ba in the south are the most common form of dress, often made of silk.Áo bà ba

Vietnamese designer Pham Nguyen Hoang Thien Toan’s collection was inspired by traditional values and the bamboo

On the way to market

Traditional fashion: Models in ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dresses) during a fashion show on the The Huc Bridge at Hoan Kiem Lake last night. The event was part of festivities to celebrate 1,000 years since Ha Noi's foundation.

Malaysia Malaysian Couple in Traditional dress

Malaysian heritage dolls in Traditional Batik Malaysia

But amidst these new designs one can still find the traditional patterns

Members of the Malaysian singing group Hijjaz wear traditional Malay

Malay Dancers Wearing Traditional Dress at Celebrations of Kuala

Kebaya is a traditional blouse dress worn by woman

Baju Melayu ("Malay dress or attire") is the general term for the traditional Malay costume for the men in Pahang.

Traditional Malay Fashions

Malaysian traditional theatre And wedding dress

Two Nyonya’s posing in their traditional kebayas

This is the more modern and pretty nyonya.

batik fashion sarong kebaya a traditional nyonya and malay dress