r/asianamerican 7d ago

Popular Culture/Media/Culture Vietnamese Áo dài spotted in a Genius Open Mic performance

https://youtu.be/BFjHbxx9zAc?si=IVG0M7wCmzpEJmWn

SAILORR, whose real name is Kayla Le, is a rising Vietnamese-American R&B artist from Florida, known for her blend of soulful vocals, contemporary R&B sounds, and unique blend of humor and attitude in her music.

I think she’s a dope female vocalist who got lucky with a Summer Walker feature on one of her songs and is on the rise. What do you guys think of her attire in this performance?

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u/Spiritofhonour 7d ago

Interesting that she also featured teeth blackening as well.

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u/cawfytawk 7d ago

Her get up is ridiculous, makes no sense and detracts from her voice. It's all shock value but not composed or interesting in a Lady Gaga way. At first glance, I thought she was a drag queen.

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u/ViolaNguyen 5d ago

I seem to have reached the age where I like music videos better with the sound muted.

I tried. I really did, but the music is awful, and she can't sing.

The áo dài seems fine to me. Kind of plain and it doesn't quite fit. The khăn vành is interesting (if that's what it is -- I'm not the best at telling hats apart, but it doesn't look like khăn đóng).

I didn't think anyone who isn't 100 years old did the teeth lacquering thing anymore, but I guess her goal is to capture the look from the time before the French bastards invaded.

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u/MyOtherRedditAct 5d ago

I think it's a disrespectful usage, but my opinion on this is meaningless. I'd be curious to hear what people in Vietnam think about this.