The barong's sheer fabrication and handcrafted quality align with current trends seen across fashion runways and social media. Pictured here: author Melissa Magsaysay in her own barong.

Vinta Gallery’s barongs, which are handmade and embroidered at an atelier in the Philippines, range from $300 to $600 for a ready-to-wear version and can swing north of $1000 for custom.

MANILA, Philippines — Kultura celebrates “Barong for Everyone” by highlighting how it has evolved through the years to become the outfit of choice for many Filipinos, from office workers to ...

Rajo Laurel, one of Manila's top fashion designers, has been chosen by the Philippine Olympic Committee to design and create clothes for the small Philippine contingent during the opening ...

The barong crosses cultures with Indian actor and singer Addy Raj in a blue silk cocoon barong with geometric embroidery. THE leading brand for all this Filipiniana, Kultura (www.kulturafilipino ...

As more Filipinos have permeated fashion, music and pop culture at large in the United States (and around the world) in recent years, the barong has bounced back in ways that are strikingly ...

The barong’s evolution following Magsaysay’s presidency is also as compelling as its colorful and complicated past. President Ferdinand Marcos’ use of the garment, for example, saw its ...