The task was to bring the traditional garb, baro’t saya, to the present times. No matter how outrageous a contestant’s imagination may be, the blouse-and-skirt ensemble had to retain its ...

Mari is a folk dancer beloved for her charm and talent. At her side is her costume designer Jo, a dressmaker who helps Mari look her best before every one of her shows. On the surface, the two ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vietnam’s Miss Universe 2018 bet, H’Hen Nie, did not miss the chance to wear the Philippines’ national costume baro’t saya while she was here in the country.

OVER the years, wearing the baro’t saya—the national dress of Filipinas—has been relegated to a showpiece of tradition worn mostly in formal functions. Very few efforts have been done to modernize the ...

The terno is not our national dress. Evolution of the baro’t saya. Toiles or the katya mockups made by Ternocon designers from Luzon Sure, if we’re technical about it, we’d say, it’s the ...

An elegant take on the baro't saya might not be the first choice for formal events, but fashion experts want to make a case for the national dress as the ultimate prom dress and more. At the first ...

Senator Risa Hontiveros has donned a modern baro’t saya dress for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. LOOK: Sen. Risa Hontiveros wears a ...

The Philippine flag and traditional attire of baro’t saya have inspired Nigerian-American model-director Wisdom Kaye to ...

Georgina Wilson's son Archie (L) and Denise Laurel's son Alejandro (R) are gwapito in their Barong Tagalong, while Zia Dantes totally slays the Buwan ng Wika in her baro't saya. The month of August ...