15 Vintage Photos of Filipinos in Traditional Clothing

We don't dress enough in Filipiniana attire these days and that's why we'd like to make a case for the more frequent wearing of the barong tagalog. Here are some vintage photos that show what Filipinos looked like decked in traditional clothing.

Two children in Filipiniana dress

A traditional sunduan in Malibay, Pasay

A late 1800s photo of a Filipina

Two mestiza women in the living room

Actors Mario Montenegro and Tessie Quintana

A Filipino family portrait

The Maria Clara ensemble

A group of women in front of the Manila Army and Navy Club

President Manuel L. Quezon shortly after his inauguration as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

Actors Rogelia de la Rosa and Rosa del Rosario

A late 1800s portrait of a Filipina

A group in Filipiniana dress

Emilio Aguinaldo in a baro cerrada

Photo by WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

A dressed-up Filipino man

Photo by WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

A group in Filipiniana dress