Vigan
22 Sep 2010 2 Comments
VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR
Ilokana Beauty in a T'Boli costume
There is something nostalgic about Vigan that brings you back to a colonial era with its cobblestone streets, unique architecture and construction with colonial European facade and designs. I love the fact that our visit two weeks ago coincided with their annual Solidarity week and I was overwhelmed by a beautiful group of girls waiting for their turn to perform in the plaza wearing ethnic costumes of the T’Boli tribe. These tribal costumes inspired a lot of runway collections in the past for designers like Jean Paul Gaultier, Thakoon, Paul Smith and Christopher Kane just to name a few. I was astounded and reminded how rich and beautiful our ethnicity and culture is that I couldn’t help but snap pictures of these girls in their gorgeous ethnic ensembles.
Ilokanas in their T'Boli costumes
The full T'Boli ensemble
Sep 24, 2010 @ 09:04:16
This is how Rajo gets his design inspirations from too
He visits different cultures and incorporates the unique aspects of each one into a new collection.
Sep 25, 2010 @ 05:29:49
It was a beautiful sight to see! and it’s nice to catch a glimpse of different Filipina beauties for a change