Barong Tagalog at Wastra, ibinida sa Philippines-Indonesia Fashion Show

Barong Tagalog at Wastra, ibinida sa Philippines-Indonesia Fashion Show

BIDANG-bida ang Filipino Barong at Wastra ng Indonesia sa ginanap na Philippines-Indonesia Fashion Show sa Metropolitan Theater.

Tinawag na “Filipino Barong-Wastra Indonesia: Threads and Patterns of Kinship” ang naturang fashion show.

Hindi lamang pagkakatulad ng kulturang Pinoy at Indonesian ang makikita rito kundi bidang-diba rin ang pagiging malikhain ng dalawang bansa.

Pinangunahan nina Dr. Rene Escalante, chairman ng National Commission for Culture and Arts at Indonesian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Agus Widjojo ang paglulunsad ng Philippines-Indonesia Fashion Show.

“We will showcase the commonalities of the culture–in the coming years,” ayon kay Dr. Rene Escalante, Chairman, National Commission for Culture and Arts.

“We have invited a group of fashion designers from Jakarta-in closed resemblance to each other,” ani H.E. Agus Widjojo, Indonesian Ambassador to the Philippines.

Ayon naman kay Steve de Leon, isang Filipino fashion designer, hindi pakikipagkumpetensya ang habol ng mga designer sa event na ito kundi maipakita ang tunay na kultura ng Pilipinas sa ibang mga bansa.

 “Actually we’re not competing in terms of artistry but we are showing what we have in terms of our culture, in terms of what we have, in terms of the raw materials—this is a wake-up call to the government to support the weaving industry,” wika ni Steve de Leon, Filipino fashion designer.

Ayon naman kay Didi Budiardio, isang Indonesian fashion designer, umaasa siya na mas marami pang kolaborasyon kasama ang mga Filipino artists.

Samantala, sa Nobyembre 24 ay ipagdiriwang naman ng Indonesia at Pilipinas ang higit 70 taon na diplomatikong ugnayan nito.

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