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Reposted from our social media. We discuss and look at what fashion designer Giovanni Sanna did after he designed the Pierre Cardin Barong Tagalog.

Reposted from our social media. We dicuss and look at the circumstances around the creation of the Pierre Cardin Barong Tagalog, which was made specifically for President Ferdinand Marcos

Reposted from our social media. We discuss and look at the fashion career of designer Ben Farrales and what he did with filipiñiana clothing and the Barong Tagalog.

Reposted from our social media. We discuss the public service and political career of the 10th president of the Philippines  - the infamous and controversial Ferdinand Marcos. We also discuss and look at how he wore the Barong Tagalog and what he has done for the garment.

Reposted from our social media. We discuss and look at changes to the camisa de chino from after World War II. We recap its relationship to the Barong Tagalog and how these changes make the camisa de chino even more susceptible to confusion with the barong

Reposted from our social media. We look at and discuss the fashion career of Jose "Pitoy" Moreno and what he's done with the Barong Tagalog

Reposted from our social media. We look at and discuss the major changes in design of the Barong Tagalog occurring in the 1960's and 1970's and the circumstances surrounding these changes

Reposted from our social media. We discuss the differences between formal and informal barongs and look at and discuss the polo barong, the version of informal barongs from the 1960's

Reposted from our social media. We discuss the legal and political career of the ninth president of the Philippines - Diosdado Macapagal. We also discuss and look at his sartorial choices while in the public eye, particularly how often he wore the Barong Tagalog versus suit and tie

Reposted from our social media. We discuss the life and political career of the eighth president of the Philippines - Carlos P. Garcia. We also discuss and look at his sartorial choices and when he wore the Barong Tagalog versus suits and ties.

Reposted from our social media. We look at and discuss the marriage of Juan Antonio Carrion and Carmen Milagros Legarda in 1957, which is the first all Barong Tagalog and all filipiñiana wedding.

Reposted from our social media. We discuss the life and public service career of one of the most beloved presidents of the Philippines - President Ramon Magsaysay. We look at and discuss his frequent wearing of the Barong Tagalog, how he made it popular, and how he set the barong on the course of becoming the national garment and formal wear of the Philippines.