Along with most modern industries, the fashion industry has adopted the shift towards digital automation. The Barong Tagalog, an original Filipino garment dating back hundreds of years ago, is ...

In the presentation of recent collections, international houses such as Dolce and Gabbana, Issey Miyake, and Alexander McQueen released designs that seemed to resemble the barong. With similarities ...

It is a fashionable fact that the barong Tagalog is no longer just the stuff of formal, traditional events but a versatile attire that has evolved through the years. Thanks to Filipino creativity, it ...

During the 1930s, the Barong Tagalog became an item of Filipino pride after the first president of the Philippines, Manuel Quezon, made it a national dress for men.

But as more Filipinos have permeated fashion, music and pop culture at large in the United States (and around the world) in recent years, the barong has bounced back in ways that are strikingly ...

The name Barong Tagalog stems from the Filipino word "baro," which translates to the generic "outfit," "upper outfit" or "dress." As a staple men's formal wear in the Philippines, the story of the ...

She studied fashion design at Box Hill Institute of Fashion in 1995 and eventually opened her own boutique. “My mother was a dressmaker in the Philippines.

At the wedding reception, Darren changed into a custom-made Francis Libiran Barong Tagalog while Mia slipped into a mini white Vera Wang dress with a gold accent at the center of the dress. In the ...