First Seeing the Barong Tagalog from the Outside My name is Anton. I'm from Siberia. In 2022, I moved to the Philippines. Before that, the Philippines meant sun, sea, and friendly people to me. Nothing unusual — a fairly standard picture for someone looking at a country from the outside. I had never heard of the Filipino shirt called the Barong Tagalog. It never occurred to me that the Philippines had such a recognizable symbol. That's how … [Read more...]
About Anton Dvoryadkin
Anton Dvoryadkin is a fashion writer and General Manager at Josip Tumapa Design in the Philippines. He writes about Barong Tagalog, Filipino fashion, traditional craftsmanship, and contemporary Filipiniana.