http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&.../apw10809070349
Australia's Treasurer Peter Costello arrives for the Ministerial Retreat at the 13th APEC Finance Ministers Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006. Finance Ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are to have the meeting in Hanoi on Sept. 7-8, 2006 to set the tone for the all-important leaders' summit in November. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
it does not look like ao dai ... it looks gay lol
ridiculous.
QUOTE(anhpeter @ Sep 6 2006, 10:45 PM) 
ridiculous.
It takes time for new fashion to blossom.
it's a gimp suit. well at least he's trying to show that he's trying to be connect to other's culture at least.
I thought it look more like some traditional cloth that Thai people wear. Not sure, but i can't be the combination of ao dai and western.
QUOTE(flipcombatmedic @ Sep 7 2006, 01:52 AM)
it's a gimp suit. well at least he's trying to show that he's trying to be connect to other's culture at least.
Your response is ridiculous; he's not trying to be anything.
It's obviously not his.
It's an APEC finance minister meeting.
It's tradition for the visiting leaders to wear the host nation's attire.
Can you imagine the ridicule he would get if he wore some sort of ethnic traditional clothing while leaving his home country of Australia?
QUOTE(CJK @ Sep 7 2006, 12:15 PM)
Your response is ridiculous; he's not trying to be anything.
It's obviously not his.
It's an APEC finance minister meeting.
It's tradition for the visiting leaders to wear the host nation's attire.
Can you imagine the ridicule he would get if he wore some sort of ethnic traditional clothing while leaving his home country of Australia?
I hope that when it's Australia's turn to host, the Vietnamese delegation won't be compelled to wear traditional Australian aborigine "attire".
Yeah, i cant remember of any significant Australian APEC conferences in recent times, but i think the aborigine loincloth with a boomerang at hand would be a bit too much for the likes of Bush, koizumi, Roh, Jintao, Putin etc.
That would be funny though.
That would be funny though.
If I remember correctly, the "clothing" is made by Vietnam and given to these leaders to wear.
I wonder what they were smoking when they came up with this dress for the conference?
I wonder what they were smoking when they came up with this dress for the conference?
QUOTE(CJK @ Sep 7 2006, 11:15 AM)
Your response is ridiculous; he's not trying to be anything.
It's obviously not his.
It's an APEC finance minister meeting.
It's tradition for the visiting leaders to wear the host nation's attire.
Can you imagine the ridicule he would get if he wore some sort of ethnic traditional clothing while leaving his home country of Australia?
i think you're overthinking things too much.
looks like the chinese tangzhuang.. should rather just wear western suits
QUOTE(supernovasp @ Sep 7 2006, 01:07 PM)
looks like the chinese tangzhuang.. should rather just wear western suits
The news says it is a Vietnamese tradition suit.
QUOTE(SoCal @ Sep 7 2006, 04:15 PM)
The news says it is a Vietnamese tradition suit.
wth.. there aren't really any thing as Vietnamese traditional suit.
QUOTE(supernovasp @ Sep 7 2006, 01:18 PM)
wth.. there aren't really any thing as Vietnamese traditional suit.
It is a new Vietnamese tradition suit.
^^^ if it is new then it is not "tradition"
QUOTE(supernovasp @ Sep 7 2006, 04:18 PM)
wth.. there aren't really any thing as Vietnamese traditional suit.
What about our "quốc phục": áo thụng? Viet elders are wearing this (usually in blue, green, or red) for pretty much every important traditional ceremonies.
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QUOTE(canhong @ Sep 7 2006, 07:37 PM)
What about our "quốc phục": áo thụng? Viet elders are wearing this (usually in blue, green, or red) for pretty much every important traditional ceremonies.
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^^ they're not consider a "suit" in western sense
QUOTE(canhong @ Sep 7 2006, 07:37 PM)
What about our "quốc phục": áo thụng? Viet elders are wearing this (usually in blue, green, or red) for pretty much every important traditional ceremonies.
c...
Kind of inconvenient to wear, if you have to make a run for the bathroom and lower the toilet seat before the $hit ...
Ahh, white men look cute in Vietnamese clothings.
QUOTE(ManCake @ Sep 7 2006, 08:50 PM)
Ahh, white men look cute in Vietnamese clothings.
i'm sure he does to you, you man cake.
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