The clothing style and fashion sense of the Philippines in the modern-day era have been influenced by the indigenous peoples, the Spaniards, and the Americans, as evidenced by the chronology of events
A Philippine lady, 1897
A Mangyan man wearing a baro and a bahag, c. 1904
Traditional tunic (badu) worn with a bahag by a Visayan datu (left) from Historia natural del sitio, fertilidad y calidad de las Islas e Indios de Bisayas (c. 1668)
The s'laong kinibang, a type of women's salakot headdress among the T'boli people
Maria Clara gown
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The María Clara gown, historically known as the traje de mestiza during the Spanish colonial era, is a type of traditional dress worn by women in the Philippines. It is an aristocratic version of the
Fashion and clothing in the Philippines
…type of clothing is what became known as the baro't saya, with aristocratic versions of which also referred to as the traje de mestiza (also called the Maria Clara gown in modern times). By the late 18th century, the traditional everyday wear of women in the Philippines consisted of two basic pieces of clothing known…
La Bulaqueña, an 1895 painting by Juan Luna sometimes referred to as "María Clara" due to the woman's dress
Tampuhan ("Sulking"), an 1895 painting by Juan Luna depicting a Filipina in traditional traje de mestiza dress. Believed to be the same woman as in La Bulaqueña.
The Maria Clara is a form of baro't saya but traditionally worn by Filipina women with a pañuelo (neck scarf) over the shoulders and accessorized with a delicate abaniko (fan).
Woman in terno with stiffened "butterfly" sleeves