The sleeves are the argument: the standing butterfly sleeve of the Filipino terno
cut short-sleeved and easy — the formality of piña without the occasion to demand it
Bisque Silt
Cotton linen in Classic White — the national flower
The Vero breaks from the form: a deep V placket with no buttons
Javier Piña Barong Bespoke The sleeves are the argument:A field, at the chest. Pia hand dyed to a bright citron, the embroidery telling one scene in four colors: the rice field, the kalesa, the carabao Filipino farm life, worked by hand and scattered across the cloth. Fine beadwork runs the placket. Lined throughout over an undershirt, or on its own. The brightest thing in the room, and the most rooted. Design Notes Pia, hand dyed Citron Wash Four color farm life scene, rice fields, kalesa, carabao, hand