Behold your #Binibini11 Maureen Montagne in her Bb. Pilipinas National Costume created by Nick Guarino of Festivali Designs and Concepts:
“Lakanates”
(Notes from the designer)
A reflection of Batangas’ rich history, culture and the resources that has made the province an economic power in the Southern Tagalog periphery. Evidenced by the Calatagan pot, Batangas antedates the Hispanic influence as it had already thrived as small LAKANATES scattered in its plains and high grounds. Long before the Spanish colonization, these LAKANATES were already producing their own food like the staple rice, coconuts that abound in its plains and have been harvesting the bounty of its seas.
Batangas in the 14th century was already trading with China, India and the Indonesian kingdoms as evidenced by archeological diggings that has found quaint pieces of jewelry, porcelain dishes and jars from different Chinese dynasties. As such, this costume strives to incorporate these historical and cultural dimensions into a stunning masterpiece. A bold statement that tells the past, the present and the future of the beautiful province of Batangas!
Batangas will forever have an unforgettable 2020 having experienced both volcanic eruption and the pandemic. This is a reminder of the hero and resiliency of each and every Batangueño to rise depsite all adversities.
Photography: Raymond Saldaña
Set: Henry Reyes HGR Events and Sabrosas
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Sya na ang tinakda para masungkit na Ng pagpagland ang gintong korona Ng angkol. Most beautiful costume of bbp 2020 .sa mga lumabas
As much as I want mau to be mip . Better send her sasure win na pageant . Bet na bet na bet sya at di na kailangan natin sumipsip w a purpose
Beautiful, intricate, relevant….
And the historical background info is quite accurate except he did not mention the fact that Batangas’s foreign relations was far earlier than the 14th Century and the Lakanates/RaJanates was under an empire that was built based on alliances due to intermarriage.
I wish her shoes was also designed in connection to the theme and not just another nude platform…
But over all a Job well done!
9.5 stars!!!!
@ Closer2Fame Or, better yet, barefoot. Or, those strap-y sandals Janet Jackson wore in her music video for “Runaway”. Where she leaps from the WTC, to the Statue of Liberty, to the Taj Mahal, to the Pyramids at Giza, to Duomo Sao Basiliu in the Kremlin (right, no?), etc…, etc… 🙂
You do NOT question Nick Guarino. N-E-V-E-R.
THIS IS C-R-A-F-T-S-M-A-N-S-H-I-P.
He is the ONLY ONE who can elbow Edwin Uy when it comes to NatCos.
I would so show this at MU! Sans the loincloth, though.
Bakit ba ang hilig pasuotin ng “bahag” ang mga dilag? Ano ‘to? A closeted “Darna” fetish? (Groan!)
I was proven wrong. I said 2M’s would be a flop. Touche’… 🙂
THIS is what I mean! Kahit intricate, SCALE is such that even from afar, you SENSE the detail.
(Boss Nick made Tristan Yap’s GORGEOUS head piece for Ms&MrChPhl 2020, btw.)
I got the same feeling as Sam B.’s “tandikan” in BBP 2019. WUNDERSCHON. (Two “.’s” on the “o”.)
Sige. Abesamis for BBP-Grand 2020. 2M will be her 2021 successor. Tell Angkol to adjust age ceiling to accommodate… (I will assume Sam Hashimoto’s bestie will over-age soon.)