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A Philippine lady, 1897. The clothing style and fashion sense of the Philippines in the modern-day era have been influenced by the indigenous peoples, Chinese waves of immigration, the Spaniards, and the Americans, as evidenced by the chronology of events that occurred in Philippine history. At present, Filipinos conform their way of dressing ...
The root word of barong is the Tagalog word baro, meaning "outfit" or "clothing". [3] [4] [5] The term is usually not capitalized. [6] Though "barong tagalog" literally translates to "Tagalog outfit", the "tagalog" in the name does not mean that it was a form of dress exclusive to the Tagalog people, as opposed to other Philippine ethnic groups.
Tagalog maginoo (nobility) wearing baro in the Boxer Codex (c.1590). Baro't saya evolved from two pieces of clothing worn by both men and women in the pre-colonial period of the Philippines: the baro (also barú or bayú in other Philippine languages), a simple collar-less shirt or jacket with close-fitting long sleeves; [5] and the tapis (also called patadyong in the Visayas and Sulu ...
The black birettas used by the doctors have a colored tuft or fringes corresponding to the college color or field of study. The black birettas used by the master's degree graduates lack fringes. The Ecclesiastical Faculties use a four or a three horned biretta that bears a colored pom.
Code Name: Black and White is a 1988 Filipino action comedy film written and directed by Gayjee Pangan and starring Chiquito, Redford White, Pinky Marquez, Beverly Vergel, Bubbles Lin, Tintoy, Paquito Diaz, Roy Alvarez, Renato del Prado and Nieves Manuel. Produced by ABA Productions, the film was released on December 15, 1988.
Xyza Cruz Bacani (born 1987) is a Filipina street photographer and documentary photographer. [1] She is known for her black-and-white photographs of Hong Kong and documentary projects about migration and the intersections of labor and human rights.
The pañuelo or alampay is a Filipino lace-like embroidered neck scarf or shawl worn around the shoulders over the camisa . They were square-shaped and were folded in half into a triangle when worn. Pañuelos are the direct predecessors of the Manila shawl. The Spanish word pañuelo (from paño + -uelo) means kerchief, scarf, and handkerchief.
Kopiah with gold-string embroidery, or cuts of inaul or fabric with okir designs are gaining popularity alongside the conservative black velvet version. A red and white checkered Saudi-style ghutrah worn draped over a kopiah is a traditional indicator in the Southern Philippines of a hajji or male pilgrim who has been to Makkah as part of the hajj.