UNIVERSAL RULES

'The world's fashion shows, like the Miss Universe contest, have rules to stop the girls from wearing inappropriate clothing, so there's no need for Vietnam to start making its own rules.'
PROFESSOR TRINH DUY LUAN, director of Hanoi's Institute for Social Studies

COVER STORY

'If the Miss Universe candidates are asked to wear shawls, it will make a mockery of the contest in Vietnam.'
MS VU HA, manager of a trendy clothing outlet in Hanoi

DRAWING THE LINE

'A trashy half-naked disco dancer is different from a lady in a party dress that reveals her bare back. We understand the difference between elegance and erotica.'
MR VO VIET CHUNG, one of Vietnam's best-known designers

EXPOSE

'I don't understand why swimsuits and lingerie are prohibited at fashion shows while they are still graphically advertised in shops and other public places.' < br>MR HOANG NGAN, designer and lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City's Architecture University