The traditional Ao Dai (Ão Dà i, pronounced “ow- yahy” in the south, “ow-zahy” in the north) is a beautiful, form-fitting outfit shirt, paired with loose pants. One of my locally-engaged staff member colleagues says she hates wearing them because they are too tight. Someone once observed that they “cover everything and hide nothing.” Just now I witnessed a little wardrobe trick that shows how one person gets hers tight enough.
Nice dress. How’s you get it to fit so well?
“Easy. A little help from my reliable friend…
…Miss Binder Clip.”
Here in the D, we call that “ghettofabulous.”