Fashion Evolution in the Philippines

FASHION EVOLUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES The Filipino national costume is colorful, ornate and being beautiful. Clothing signifiers of identity, the social fabric of society and markers of cultural beliefs and historical changes , as the time passes by, generation goes by. Little by little 21st century shows how the clothing evolve in every era, where the national dress symbolizes our identity as Filipinos are being forgotten. Let's go back and take a look to the amazing history of our national costume, where did it start, and how did  it evolve by means of our ancestors. Archaic epoch (10th – 16th century) An ancient form of  Barong tagalog  in  Boxer Codex  (c. 1500s) During the archaic epoch, before the colonizers from Europe reached the islands, the different tribes and kingdoms wore their respective clothing. The Filipino style of clothing had been dictated by the tropical climate in the Philippines, with a dry and rainy season. Early Filipinos – as well as the...