Barong Tagalog
Barong Tagalog
men and women. It looks like a tunic or shirt with long sleeves and is worn over a usual shirt. Filipino
men often wear barong tagalog with a Chinese collarless shirt (called "camisa de Chino"). Barong tagalog
can turn European-style clothing into Filipino easily. It is ornamented or embroidered with traditional
patterns. And it can be made from various fabrics, but mostly natural: like pina fabric (hand-woven from
pineapple leaf fibers), jusi fabric (machine-woven from banana silk) and banana fabric (hand-woven
from banana fiber).