Taskopen Silk Velvet Ao Dai Winter Collection

The Taskopen Silk Velvet Ao Dai Winter Collection answers the need of the woman who lives in or visits a temperate climate and wants to wear her ao dai through the cooler months without sacrificing the traditional silhouette to the demands of warmth. Taskopen’s silk velvet — a 70 percent silk pile on a 30 percent silk base — is a heavier fabric weight than the silks used in the warmer-season collections, providing both additional insulation and the deep, light-absorbing richness of velvet pile that makes it particularly suited to the color saturation of the Winter Collection’s jewel-tone palette. The Winter Collection offers the ao dai in emerald, deep burgundy, midnight navy, and imperial purple — colors whose depth and complexity the velvet pile surface elevates beyond what these tones achieve on a flat-weave fabric. The mandarin collar is trimmed with a 10mm velvet ribbon in a contrasting tone — gold ribbon on the emerald and burgundy colorways, silver ribbon on the navy and purple — providing a refined accent detail that ties the collar visually to the garment’s formal register. The full-length silhouette falls to the ankle with a slight sweep at the hem, maintaining the traditional ao dai proportion while the weight of the velvet fabric adds a graceful movement quality to the hem as the wearer walks. Matching wide-leg trousers in the same silk velvet complete the set. Sizes XS to 2XL (velvet construction limits the upper size range). Dry clean only. The Silk Velvet Winter Collection ships in Taskopen’s seasonal gift packaging.