After 5 months of operation, MS Sam Ao Dai, located at 59 Tran Dinh Dan, Son Tra District, Da Nang is an ideal place for those who love to tailor their own ‘ao dais’ (traditional Vietnamese long dress) or buy readymade ones.

The shop specialises in designing, selling, and leasing ‘ao dais’. Ms. Linh, the owner of the shop, has realised a dream of setting up her own business involving offering a wide selection of ‘ao dais’, especially modern ones satisfying the diversified taste of female foreigners arriving in the city.

According to Ms Linh, the tradition version of ‘ao dais’ features its slim-fitting tunic with long side splits from the waist, worn over palazzo-style trousers, plus long sleeves and high collars, elegantly highlighting the graceful curves of a woman’s body.

Meanwhile, MS Sam Ao Dai’s products are made with elastic, moisture-absorbing materials, and they feature several highly impressive adjustments, including not fitting tightly to the wearers’ bodies, and shorter and broader pants and sleeves.

These modern ‘ao dais’ boasts a blend of traditional and modern qualities as it carries the same form of the traditional ones but feature their own precious value of very impressive patterns.

In particular, many female foreigners to Da Nang, and Viet Nam as a whole, want to get their own ‘ao dais’ tailored. However, they donot want to wait for several days, even a week, to get such nice clothing at big tailor shops.

In order to satisfy the demand of international tourists, especially those to the city on booked tours, tailors at the MS Sam Ao Dai are now offering 4-hour tailoring services.

Visitors can wait or tour around the city for 4 hours after ordering such services to collect their tailored ‘ao dais’.

In addition, MS Sam Ao Dai staff members, who are fluent in English and Korean, are willing to give high recommendations on the use of such accessories as wooden clogs, conical hats, and sedge bags, in addition to giving detailed explanations about the origin, great value and beauty of this traditional Vietnamese costume to clients.

MS Sam Ao Dai provides all kinds of designs with no hidden fee for different designs. All premium ‘ao dais’ with flat rate 200,000 VND for 24 hours rental.