Men
and women, boys and girls joined the cultural fashion show
this year. This particular event had been made possible by
its chair for many years, VP
MELY SIVAGE who is wearing a very nice pink kimona.
Her
co-chair is VIRGIE FLEMMING, 2008 Mrs. Fil-Am Runner-Up, who
is the models' coach for the event.
The
event depicted the cultural costumes in seven styles according
to the specific regions or area of the Philippines.
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.
DULIA CANDELARIA and HILDA BOEHM
BARONG
TAGALOG
A
traditional outfit for men mostly made from pina or pineapple
cloth, jusi or banana and are elaborately embroidered.
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.
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
occassions only.
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.
