The ghost in the seams of Paris
Manila tropicalizes the Victorian hoop
São Paulo electrifies the Baroque
themet Manila designers blend traditional Filipino terno butterfly sleeves with modern streetwear.
themet Build modern outfits from historical archives to learn how classic designs inspire today's fashion.
themet Modern Manila designers use 3D printing to reinvent the iconic, rigid butterfly sleeves.
Pineapple threads: It takes about 20 pineapple plants to produce enough leaf fiber to weave just one single meter of piña cloth.
themet Piña fabric is a luxurious, semi-translucent textile handmade from the fibers of pineapple leaves.
A stiffened petticoat or structured frame worn under a skirt to expand its volume. During the nineteenth century, Manila designers adapted this heavy Western structure using lightweight, tropical pineapple fibers.
What is the name of the traditional wrap-around overskirt worn in the Philippines, often made of dark cloth?
How do modern Manila designers keep butterfly sleeves upright today without using heavy starch?
What is the distinctive name of the stiff, upright sleeves characteristic of the Philippine terno?
What is the name of the traditional undergarment or petticoat worn beneath the Maria Clara's outer skirt?
Which plant's leaves are scraped and hand-woven to create the traditional Philippine fabric known as piña?
The historical Maria Clara gown is named after a fictional heroine in a novel by which national hero of the Philippines?
What is the pañuelo, which was a key component of the historical Spanish-colonial Maria Clara outfit?