At the Streets

20/08/2024

August, a month bathed in the warm glow of Filipino pride, witnessed the culmination of linguistic excellence as the nation celebrated its language and honored its champions. The Filipino Language Commission transformed the opulent halls of Dusit Thani Manila into a sanctuary of words, where the power and beauty of the Filipino language took center stage.

The 2024 Filipino Language Award was more than just a ceremony; it was a proclamation of the language's enduring spirit. This year's theme, "Filipino: A Liberating Language," resonated deeply, underscoring the language's role as a catalyst for unity, education, and empowerment.

Read more:
https://open.substack.com/pub/manilastories/p/champions-of-the-filipino-tongue?r=husqi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

24/07/2024

Metro Manila is declared under a state of calamity while typhoon Carina continues to hover over a large part of Luzon. A red warning level is set on Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Tarlac as a serious flood-prone area. Despite the warning, there are still some residents on the flooded streets. Either they are trying to flea the area or going out to find some supplies.

https://manilastories.substack.com/p/brace-the-flood/

17/07/2024

The unveiling of the Philippine Pavilion at the Ayala Museum for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. The pavilion's architectural design was inspired from the weaving culture of the Filipinos. The most notable is the traje de mestiza which is now called the terno gowns. The ternos, worn by women, are displayed at this event with men wearing the modern designed barong tagalog.

https://manilastories.substack.com/p/traje-de-mestiza-and-the-barongs/

14/07/2024

A glimpse of what sustainable fashion can be with the young talented student designers of SoFA Design Institute . The students were challenged to use whatever available materials without spending a dime. The 58 students unveiled their designs on 13 July 2024 as a warm welcome to their campus's new location on the 2nd Level of The Proscenium Retail Row at Rockwell, Makati, Metro Manila. The 58 designs awed the audience with their creativity only given to upcycle materials and lessen the environmental impact. A skill they learned from their advanced draping class, advanced corsetry, pattern making, and sewing under the wing of TernoCon designer Irene Subang and other amazing SoFA fashion designer teachers.

See more:
https://manilastories.substack.com/p/siglaw-a-glimpse-of-sofas-future/

07/07/2024

Colors of June.

The month of June is amazed with colors from the festival to festival.

Read more here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/manilastories/p/colorful-june/

22/06/2024

The Pride Festival in Quezon City brings out the most colorful fashion in Metro Manila. From the stylish qu**rs to the extravagant drag queens. They bring out the best colors of themselves waving that rainbow flag and flying with their wings.




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22/05/2024

Step back in time and sashay into the future this National Heritage Month (May) at Rizal Park Luneta! A unique Flores de Mayo that blends tradition with environmental consciousness.

The National Parks Development Committee, together with Fashion Revolution Philippines, SoFA Design Institute, and Urban Sketchers brewed a fashionable fiesta on 1the 9th of May 2024. Experience a Santacruzan parade come alive, with stunning Filipiñana gowns and suits boasting a modern, sustainable twist, designed by students from .

See art, beauty, heritage, and sustainability come together.

Read more:
https://open.substack.com/pub/manilastories/p/sashay-for-sustainability-a-modern/

19/03/2024

The Story of my Clothes

People tell the story of what they wear.

Colorful Crochet sweater:
The yellow green and blue vertical striped sweater crochet stands out in the crowd. His little brother made it out of a hobby and he is proud to wear it.

Transparent Yellow Top
On a hot sunday she wears this yellow transparent polo shirt. A treasure she found while thrifting in South Korea because of its beautiful beads and colorful pattern.

Recycled pants and bag:
This artist expresses himself not just through his paintings but with his baggy denim pants and bag. He sewed textile scraps and pieces from pillowcase to artfully design his jeans.

Upcycle and retaso fabrics:
The fashion designer upcycles his outfit out from scraps of denim. He sews them into a necktie and on top vest that is only unique to his taste.

03/03/2024

Go Green This Summer

Summer starts at the end of February and the beginning of March. Wearing green helps bear the sun's heat. But then, green can be sexy and comfortable at the same time just look at these fashionistas.

https://open.substack.com/pub/manilastories/p/go-green-this-summer/

25/02/2024

Stand out Among the Art

The highly anticipated event, Art Fair Philippines, showcases the best of contemporary art from the Philippines and around the world. Also, the best place to see the people who can stand out in the crowd with their best dress.

https://open.substack.com/pub/manilastories/p/stand-out-among-the-art/

11/02/2024

Kings and Queens of Symbolic costumes

Symbolic costumes from the different municipalities of Isabela. These grand masterpiece were designed from their each local festivals. A festival of Kings and Queens of Isabela region.

https://manilastories.substack.com/p/festival-kings-and-queens-of-isabela

01/02/2024

21/01/2024

Bringing back the Pink

The ladies takes back that pink wear but there are some men who still owns the pink.

13/01/2024

Wear the Classics

It's Bigo Philippines Awards Gala at the late hours. Beautiful gowns on the gorgeous women and spectacular suits worn by majestic men.

07/01/2024

Spotting the Red

On the first week of the year I spotted a lot of red. Red was the holidays color from Christmas to New Year's Eve and a lucky color for the superstitious Asian. This color does bring joy, carries fortune, and an eye catcher.

13/12/2023

Check out our best dressers for the month of November

12/12/2023

Aklan piña weaving, a Filipino art form passed down for generations, has earned UNESCO recognition for its cultural significance. This intricate craft transforms humble pineapple leaves into exquisite textiles, showcasing generations of knowledge and artistic brilliance. From traditional barongs to modern fashion, Aklan piña continues to captivate and inspire. Its UNESCO inscription ensures its future, safeguarding a cultural treasur e woven with love, skill, and respect for tradition. 🇵🇭

21/11/2023

The VegFest Philippines presents ReWork Runway. ReWork is a collection of sustainable and ethical fashion from artisan to fashion designers. This collection displays how consumers can lessen textile wastes, support circular fashion, products that are environmental and animal friendly, and most of provide a fair wage to fashion workers. A collaboration with , , and . The runway starts with collections from fashion designer followed by local brands from .re.clothing , , .jectph , and Euphoria with a special presentation from Le.

22/10/2023

Living the Art

Prestigious and prominent ladies of wear their most elegant dress. Where they see fashion not just a wearable art but an expression of who they are.

16/10/2023

Celebrate Filipino culture, craftsmanship and diversity through stylish sustainability and circularity. From the local weavers, talented designers, international brand makers and Filipino fashionistas show off what they wear. Colorful clothes from vintage to upcycled designs catch on viewer's eye of interest. It looks like sustainable and circular fashion is the best path to the best style you can be while supporting talented artisans.




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22/09/2023

Filipino Cultural fashion

Wear your best Filipiñana in the modern style. Styling out the most fashionable Filipino made cultural dress for the social event. Restyled and upcycled clothing to a native material of bamboo as textile and dress.

18/09/2023

Fashion and art meet again.

Art exhibits are one of the best places to see fashionable people. It was a treat when you see the art exhibition is a collaboration of these two worlds.

22/08/2023

Colors of the Street

Colors filled the on the weekends. These people shows of their favorite colors in style. These are one the best color expression of that weekend.

05/08/2023

The different Hues

Here are the one of the most marvelous dressed people on their selection of hues. The streets of BGC fills it with colors of these best dressed fashionista.

22/07/2023

Competitive National Costumes for beauty pageants.

The creativity of Filipino designers displayed at the Ortigas Art Festival at the 3rd floor of Estancia's Eastwing.

21/07/2023

Fashionistas of Speak Out for Equality

An evening with the community and their most stylish outfits. A night of and where can exist. See the most stylish people of last night's event.

02/07/2023

Colorful Headgears

On a sunny day a plain headgear is not enough. It must be colorful, comfortable and expressive. Here are our fellow fashionistas wearing their beautiful head gears.

26/06/2023

Metro Manila Pride continues to give space to our creative LGTBQ+ citizens to express themselves. An event where they showcase the best outfit a person can come out with. Coming out all about yourself in the Pride.

13/06/2023

Local made Shoes

Locally made Shoes from Calabarzon area designed for Independence Day and in Filipino style. Shoes are essential walks of life but can be styled to your liking.

This post is also I appreciation and imitative photography style of Bill Cunningham. Bill Cunningham is a recognizable figure in fashion and his best quote in photography is "I eat with my eye."