The
members of the association, whether young or old, had worn their best Philippine
attire to exhibit the richness and diversity of Philippine culture through its
costumes. The emcee described the costumes, its origin, materials and design as
well and the names of more than 35 models who participated.
IGOROT
The first group are models wearing the IGOROT outfit. These are from the northern
part of the Philippines, specifically in Baguio and the Mountain Provice area,
the highland tribal regions of Luzon.
BARONG
TAGALOG
A
traditional outfit for men mostly made from pina or pineapple cloth, jusi or banana
and are elaborately embroidered.
FARMER'S
or MAGSASAKA
The
FARMER'S or MAGSASAKA outfit - worn by Visayan farmers and most made in cotton
material for comfort.
KIMONA
DRESS
The
regular or casual kimona outfit are worn by the Visayan women for work while the
dressy ones are worn for special occassions. These costumes originated from the
western part of the Philippines.
MARIA
CLARA or FILIPINIANA
These
are the outfits introduced by the Spaniards when they colonized the Philippines.
MORO
These
are from the islands of Mindanao, the southern part of the Philippines. This attire
is the fashion contribution of the Muslim people to the Filipinos.
TERNOS
OR MESTIZA DRESSES
These
come in one- or two-piece outfit, mostly comes in traditional butterfly sleeve,
elaborately decorated in sequences, beads, pearls, and embroideries. They are
worn on formal and special occasions only. They were popularized by the former
First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos.
DRESS
REHEARSAL AT THE LUISENO PARK - June 3rd (Sunday) from 1 - 4 pm
It
has been a tradition in the FIL-AM organization that a dress rehearsal and get-together
"potluck luncheon" of all traditional costume models and their families
gather at the park for a final fashion show rehearsal and pictorial.
Oh
what a beautiful afternoon in the park to see the kids and ladies in their traditional
Philippine attire!
