Filipinana Dress shoot in a 1730s old Jesuit priest house.

On my trip to Cebu last month, I met with an old friend from Guam. After chatting a bit and at my suggestion of doing photos, she ran with the idea.

The result was some traditional and some modern takes on the Filipinana, the mestiza, the Barong, I’ve heard it called very many names, but it’s a beautiful outfit made with Pina or Abaca. The location as an old 1730 Jesuit house, in Cebu City, Cebu.

It was amazing, there definitely was not enough time to shoot in the whole house or to truly shoot all of the fashion properly, that being said these are some of the images that I was able to create.

Makeup: Sol Congmon

Hair: Rallion Santos

1730 Jesuit House: Jaime Sy

Fashion: Glady Rose & Bree Esplanada.

Models: Darleen Elaine Hopkirk, Elaine Ezpleta-Tan, & Jessica Shaw Ledesma.