Áo dài ao dai experienced a revival beginning in late 1980s, when state enterprise and schools began adopting the dress as a uniform again. In 1989, 16,000 Vietnamese attended a Miss Ao Dai Beauty Contest held in Ho Chi Minh City. When the Miss International Pageant in Tokyo gave its "Best National Costume" award to an ao dai-clad Trường Quỳnh Mai in 1995, "Thời Trang Trẻ" (New Fashion Magazine) claimed that Vietnam's "national soul" was "once again honored". An "ao dai craze" followed that lasted for several years and led to wider use of the dress as a school uniform. No longer
Hashimi Dress Middle East and Jordan designs traditional Arabic dresses. Hashimi Dress The Iraqi traditions and customs are unique to each ethnic group. The Arab women of Iraq typically wear a black and gold colored Hashimi dress. Some non-Arab ethnic groups in Iraq have also adapted these traditional dresses into their cultures. The name of Hashimi dress is associated with the women of the Arabian tribe of Bani Hashim. The dress can also come in other colors such as green and gold or red and gold. In addition, the dress is typically accompanied with jewelry such as gold earrings, necklaces, and headpiece.