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
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
The baro't saya or baro at saya is a traditional dress ensemble worn by women in the Philippines. It is a national dress of the Philippines and combines elements from both the precolonial native Filip
Maria Clara gown
…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 baro't saya. It takes its name from María Clara, the mestiza protagonist of the novel Noli Me Tángere, penned in 1887 by Filipino nationalist José Rizal. It is…
Mestizos de Manila by Juan Ravenet showing the checkered narrow pares saya of native women in the 18th century Philippines. Also note the European-style clothing of the men. (c.1792-1794)
Filipina, a 19th-century painting of a working-class woman in baro't saya by Fabián de la Rosa
19th-century camisa from the Metropolitan Museum of Art