Former First lady Philippines Imelda Marcos
Some designs for baro’t saya–the national dress for Filipino women.
Baro’t saya is a contraction for the words baro at saya or blouse and skirt although the pictures above show flowing dresses without cuts (am I making sense?). I guess they’re the “in” thing right now. The puffed sleeves were popularized by former First Lady Imelda Marcos
A coco and shells native bag.
The Kultura store in malls is a great place to buy handicrafts.
“Bakya” or wooden sandals/clogs
–usually made from local light wood like santol and laniti. I have owned two wooden clogs in my entire life and I have to tell you that they were NEVER comfortable. I always get blisters when wearing one. Plus, they get this noisy thump, thump, thump sound that announces your arrival from miles away! Surely not advisable for sneaking behind your sweetie..:D Price usually starts at $4 unless you go to local market then maybe you can buy a pair for a dollar.
This is the Barong Tagalog (national costume for men) That Barong was made from (pinya is a hand-loomed pineapple leaf fabric while jusi is a mechanically woven silk organza). Wear on special events
Uncultured South Sea pearls
Whose price tags could be quite hefty. But you can go around big malls in Manila and buy freshwater pearls at a cheaper price instead.
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