Philstar: It’s ‘Balik Saya’ – both the joy and the Philippine dress
May 9, 2018
Maria Clara is the baro’t saya’s most popular wearer, her favored iteration characterized by designer Jojie Lloren: “The pañuelo is the defining part of it. The top always ends on the waistline. From what I learned from (scenographer and Fashionable Filipinas: An Evolution of the Philippine National Dress in Photographs 1860-1960 co-author) Gino Gonzales during his seminar talk on the history of the baro’t saya with the designers, Maria Clara’s baro’t saya is traje de mestiza with the pañuelo, bell sleeves and a long skirt.”
Read the full article here: https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2018/05/09/1813351/its-balik-saya-both-joy-and-philippine-dress-cristal-bagatsing
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