fashion and national costumedressingIn this essay, I explore the semiotics of the terno, the Philippine national dress, creatively interpreted by diasporic artists as a dense metaphor for the proper and improper Filipina. These artistic deployments of the terno lay bare unquestioned notions of ...
were actually part of his campaign as he was running to become Mr. Philippines. He was eventually declared as Mr. Philippines International after a much-publicized competition. When he walked the ramp in national costume, swimwear, and formal wear, reporters have noted that crowds of women went...
He further writes that salacot is not only part of a noble Filipino costume but also his heirloom. "Some of the people still keep the long silk pants called saya, whose lower part is embroidered and which used to be worn by the maguinoones of the pueblos. Their sinamay shirt, always ...