"Ao Yem" refers to an ancient Vietnam bodice used primarily as an undergarment that was once worn by Vietnamese women across all classes. There exists a modern variant called "ao yem", but the historical garment was simply called "yem".
It is a simple garment with many variations from its basic form, which is a simple, usually diamond or square-cut piece of cloth draped over a woman's chest with strings to tie at the neck and back.
While it was worn across classes, the material and colors used to make "ao yem" varied widely based upon the person's rank and the occasion. Commoner women usually wore "ao yem" in simple blacks and whites for day to day use, whereas during special occasions they could opt for more festive, brighter colors such as red and pink. Indeed, much of Vietnamese poetry has been dedicated to the beauty of women in their "Yem dao", or pink bodices.
As westernization inevitably reached Vietnam, by the 20th century women increasingly abandoned the yếm for the western bra, at least in urban areas, although the yếm is still worn to an extent in rural areas.
Fashion designers, in their constant quest to revitalize interest in traditional costumes as well as reinvent the latter have constantly created new collections of Áo yếm, which seem to be quite popular amongst modern young women; this can be easily explained through the Áo yếm's similarity to the western halter top.
Ao yem with a beauty traditional what you feel to see this
