Cora Corpuz in Frankie de Leon, Alexandra Lamb Moran
and Mia Dragon-Floirendo in Windell Madis, Virginia Lane
in her own design, Nina Halley in Frankie de Leon, Lulette
Moran-Monbiot in Windell Madis —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Strictly Filipiniana: a kaleidoscope of looks at Ternocon
Cora Corpuz in Frankie de Leon, Alexandra Lamb Moran and Mia Dragon-Floirendo in Windell Madis, Virginia Lane in her own design, Nina Halley in Frankie de Leon, Lulette Moran-Monbiot in Windell Madis —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Tweetie de Leon-Gonzales wearing a Patrice Diaz terno with a reverse pañuelo and an open back (below)—GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
If there was ever any doubt that the Philippine national dress has truly finally broken out of its costume status, one need only look around the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) new Tanghalang Ignacio B. Gimenez or Black Box Theater grounds late last Saturday afternoon to know for sure. With the abundance of butterfly-sleeved guests fluttering about, it wouldn’t have been a stretch to think I had fallen into a time slip back into a sepia-tinted era when I should’ve ridden a kalesa to get there instead of a cab.
Dawn Zulueta in Lesley Mobo —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Cultural Center of the Philippines chair Margie Moran in terno by Inno Sotto —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez and Ormoc Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez, who is wearing a Lesley Mobo terno —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and wife Keri Zamora, who was in an Abdul Gaffar terno —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
It was the final competition night for the third edition of Ternocon, the terno-making convention and competition organized by Bench and CCP, where the balintawak took center stage. The balintawak is the informal version of the terno meant to be worn with an alampay and a tapis in lieu of a pañuelo and a sobrefalda. Guests had been asked to come strictly in Filipiniana, and they didn’t disappoint.
Tats Manahan in Ivarluski Aseron, Agnes Gonzales in Cary Santiago, Luisa Viray in Gino Gonzales —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Fe Esperanza Santos-Rodriguez in Pepito Albert, Tina Cuevas in Puey Quiñones, Millet Mananquil in Lulu Tan-Gan—NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
CCP artistic consultant Alex Cortez wearing a top with beading depicting José Rizal’s profile by Jan Garcia —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Xandra Rocha-Araneta in Abdul Gaffar, Cara Manglapus Manotoc in a 30-year-old terno —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Irene Marcos-Araneta wearing a Pepito Albert terno—GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
Even before the show began, the theater grounds was already a kaleidoscope of color and excitement. Updating and reinventing the “country” terno to suit modern tastes, designers have proven that the traditional casual wear usually viewed as provincial can look fresh in contemporary times.
Mich Dulce in her own design: a latex terno dress with peplum and giant bow detail at the back (inset) —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Daryl Chang in Abdul Gaffar —NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Milka Quin in her own design—NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA
Daphne Oseña-Paez wearing a Windell Madis terno —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
Cris Villonco in Gabbie Sarenas—NASTASHA VERAYO DE VILLA