Comments on: Why can’t Philippines be a fashion trendsetter?

By: bhene

bhene — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:20:42 +0000

i might have to disagree to the notion that we are still trying to find our identity…Filipino youth today are very much established…we know what is right and what is wrong and we definitely stand up for what we believe in…when it comes to fashion, i strongly believe that young Filipino designers today have the creativity to create clothes that are nationalistic in nature…all they need (i guess) is the right “exposure”, if you will, to international market…i mean there are too few opportunities for Filipino designers to show what they are capable of doing…

if their designs are marketed internationally, and foreigners buy the idea, then i guess our kababayans will do the same…after all most Filipinos love imported products as some of you have said….imported products that are locally produced????…hahaha…get the idea???

By: BrianB

BrianB — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:42:56 +0000

well the guy’s italian. he can’t help it haha

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By: boris

boris — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:34:29 +0000

well the thing is, we all know that the filipinos has this “gaya-gaya” attitude. don’t believe me? take a look on our television shows, commercials and stuff… hays… wala na nga tayong originality lahat kinopya!

The filipinos also has this attitude called “ayaw ko ng cheap gusto ko imported.” ~_~;

besides, ano nga ba ang pwede nating i ambag sa fashion society kung halos 60% na katao sa pinas eh gusto pang pumunta ng ibang bansa para magtrabahao ng hindi nila kinagugustuhan. pinilitan lang silang kunin iyon para sa kapakanan ng pamilya nila. eh kung sa tingin natin na 30% percent dun ay gusto talagang maging fashion designer then why not? yun nga lang sa kahirapan ng buhay…

WHAT??? mahirap ba ang mga pinoy?? hindi noh! gusto nga natin ng imported eh HAHAHAAH!!!!

By: toplatsi

toplatsi — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:18:39 +0000

i agree kay jessie, eh til now even pinoys abroad ikinahihiya ang pinas.

nakakalungkot lang din na pag dito kasi pag nag-attempt ka na ibalandra ang iyong fashion statement na kaiba sa marami– tiyak, makakatikim ka ng panunuya sa iba… kesyo di bagay daw sa kutis mo, sa hitsura mo.

pag sinabi rin kasing ‘fashion’- may connotation ito sa mga pinoy na pang-high end lang o pang-mayaman.

one more thing, bagama’t patuloy ang pagtatangka ng ilan nating kababayan na i-uplift ang pinoy pride sa fashion world, ilan ba sa kanila ang nag-consider kung afford ng nakararami ang kanilang obra?

By: raymund

raymund — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:06:23 +0000

fashion also reflects the consciousness of the people who wear the clothes. the lack of originality in philippine fashion simply reflects how we are still searching for the filipino identity that we lost when we, as a people, underwent that long history of colonialism. this identity crisis is true not just in fashion but even in other things like food, entertainment and literature. it is still hard to answer the question, “what is filipino?” more so “what is filipino fashion?” for now, we will make do with this hodge-podge, American cum Asian, crossbreed, pastiche look and trust filipinos to be good at it, too.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:14:22 +0000

I think the Philippines are still trying to find an identity when it comes to fashion. We’re still trying to figure out if we are asians or westernized enough.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:12:01 +0000

vir_antonio/Patricio: I agree, that they need government support and also people who would indeed buy their original products

Pao: yeah, that modernized clothing is COOL!