Overview
The dress of the Dong Son culture, which flourished in the Red River valley, is inferred from figures on bronze drums and bronzes.
Key garments and style
Thin clothing suited the tropical climate: men wore a loincloth, women a wrapped skirt and a breast-cloth (the yếm). Feather headdresses and ornaments also appear on the bronzes, and tattooing is recorded.
Transition
When the Han extended their rule in 111 BC, Chinese clothing and textiles entered the region.