Now in my blog I will share to you my ideas and research about the ancient dresses of the Philippines ,What are the old clothing and fahion of Filipino in the past ?

According to my research:

I have here a 4 Generation evolution of philippinefahion in the fast

• Firstly the Generation ofArchaic epoch (10th – 16th century)

-During the archaic epoch, before the colonizers from Europe discovered the islands, the different tribes and kingdoms wore their respective clothing. The Filipino style of clothing had been dictated by the tropical climate in the Philippines, with a dry and rainy season. Early Filipinos – as well as the still extant tribal groups in the Philippines – wore colorful woven clothes, often with “intricate beadwork” and other ornaments.

The men wore pants or a loincloth and usually went topless, as well as wearing tattoos symbolizing power and strength as a warrior; while women went either topless or wore a robe-like dress.

• Second the geaneration of Spanish Era: New Spain (1521–1799)

-When the Spaniards came and settled in the country, the fashion changed drastically as the Spanish culture influenced the succeeding centuries of Philippine history. The Spanish dissolved the kingdoms and united the country, resulting in a mixture of cultures from different ethnic groups and Spanish culture.

·         Third the generation of Spanish Era: Spanish East Indies (1800–1899)

-By the 19th century, due to the continuing influence of the Western culture, the rising economy, globalization, and exposure from the European fashion scene, the women’s clothing began to have a change; by 1850s, women’s clothing was now full wide skirts that usually have long train rather than the simple floor length skirts, a bodice called camisa which means blouse in English and a panuelo, a big square cloth folded triangularly and worn in the Philippines like a great ruffle or collar. The attire is composed of four pieces, namely the camisa, the saya, the pañuelo (a scarf, also spelled panuelo) and the tapis. The camisa is a collarless chemise whose hem is at the waist, and is made from flimsy, translucent fabrics such as pineapple fiber and jusi. The sleeves of the camisa are similar to the so-called “angel wings”, or shaped like bells that have cuffs. The pañuelo is a stiff covering for the neck, which acts as an accent piece because of embellishments added to it.

• 4rth the generation of American Era (1900s–1920s)
-The women then wore the Traje de Mestiza, the more modern version of the Maria Clara. It had bigger sleeves and a narrower floor length skirt with a long train called saya de cola and replaced the full wide skirt reflecting the Edwardian Fashion of the West.
By the 1920s, the style of the skirt still remained, influenced by the flapper dress; however, the wide sleeves had been replaced by butterfly sleeves (popularized by local couturier PacitaLongos), and the big pañuelo reduced its size. Such trends had gained prominence especially during the annual Manila Carnivals of 1920s and through the 1930s. Some Filipino women who had lived in United States and in Europe wore the western 1920’s fashion with loose dresses and knee length skirt.