Behold the National Costume of Miss Philippines Dindi Pajares for Miss Supranational 2021:
“#PODEROSA” ( Powerful Lady)
A Mascota is the traditional wear of the Zamboangueñas popularly worn in the 1900s. A mascota is made up of SIX elements: corpiño (silk or cotton slip), candongga (panuelo), renggue (upper garment), sobre falda (tapis), cola (the skirt), and enaguas (inner lining of the skirt). Without just one of these elements, it is not a mascota.
The inspiration of this Traje is all about women empowerment – as fashion is a highly visible and forceful medium that commands attention and communicates possibilities.” It aims to channel the cry for women empowerment, a work of art that would be definitely make everyone stop, look and listen. The designer believes fashion has often been stigmatized as frivolous and antithetical to feminism; this exhibition is showing the opposite – “challenging stereotypes of what feminism can be.”
Zamboangueño Fashion Designer Erich Miñoza desires to show diversity: as “every race, every ethnicity, every background with the use of intricate details and fabric manipulation that showcase excellent techniques bringing the edge to this creation, encrusted with various crystal beads and shadows of pailletes and adorn with antique small bells that produce sounds and was originally supplied by a group of indigenous women where intentionally used to create resonances in celebration of feminism beyond ethnicity. A virtuous demonstration of that boldness of what women want to show through their clothing. Through playful and risky combinations of loud colors that speaks for its self, Lazer cut out technique for sleeves and panuelo and showcase of interesting embellishment like the wing inspired ornamentation aims to express that women just like feathers are soft yet through this they can soar and fly. We’re looking at womankind and empowerment in a different way.
National Costume: @erich_minoza
Headpiece: @ledorebylouiegallego
Creative Director: @markjvnz
Photo: @gianeduard
Makeup: @edssmakeupartist
Hair: @buknoymateo
Style: @joshqdelarosa and @unfazed.dr
@malopolska @odkryj_malopolske @misssupranational
@gerhardvonlipinski @andre.sleigh @sam_welham @arnold_vegafria @bcbench @arnoldmercado27
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Super ganda ng national costume ni Dindi. Pero ang final evening gown, ngee.
Right national costume BUT WRONG gown!
OMG! Beautiful representation of the Filipina National Dress!
And the pamaypay is the best reminder of the frequent brownouts in these islands!
Hihihihihi!
Go Dindi! Fight, fight fight. Good luck my dear.
Congratulations, Uncle.
This may be the first post in a long while with not a single ‘rate down’. 🙂
(Do you get some sort of cake or sweet meats from the blog service provider for the feat, po?)
I hope so! I’d like a tray of fresh salmon sashimi please.
Wow! A big thumbs up!
This stunning national costume beautifully worn by Dindi presents the visual and stylistic elements that are part and parcel of the Philippines’ cultural synthesis of both East and West. Love the cinnabar red as the main motif, and the well positioned gold and turquoise accents! And an elegant headdress of golden spears representing sun rays to top it all off!
Congrats to the designer!
And I just noticed that there are pearls hanging at the ends of the golden spears of the headdress! Symbolism and craftsmanship at its best!
Love it!
@ Casper I like that idea of putting pearls at the tip of the spear blades.
It’s as if pearls are so abundant and numerous in the country that it’s possible to glean reefs at low tide and any casual jab into the coral rubble will pull up a lustrous prize!
🙂
(‘Lacteus’ is Latin for ‘white like milk’. I wonder what ‘pearly white’ is?)
I hope MUPO sees @ Casper’s comment as idea for the revamp~rehash of the ‘Filipina’. Let’s admit. The leafy motif bearing fruit to pearls does look odd. REPLACE THE LEAVES WITH SPEARS, THEN TIP EACH WITH A PEARL kung talaga’ng ipagpipililtan ‘yan’g ‘perlas ng Silangan’. 😦
i lile the natcos of Dindi. Beautifully and intricately made
Mr. Tinio, happy weekend. 🙂
Recall that ‘owl-inspired’ NatCos at MWP 2021? Mindoro, no? That one you liked? I liked it, too.
Macrame, no? The ‘shabby chic’ effect was just darling!
Sabi kasi ni @ andy (below) na ‘better than that winged costume worn by you-know-who’. 😦
😊🤭
Finally nagka-isa ang lahat sa natcos ni Dindi! No negative comments at lahat ay nagandahan.
Good luck sa finals Dindi… God bless you.
So proud for the Nat Cos💕
Beautiful craftmanship. Wonder how she packed that thing though.
@ DanDan Was probably shipped in… 🙂
If this Erich Minoza is part of any ‘designers’ circle’, then maybe one of their members has an international forwarding/courier account.
I’m thinking it may have been shipped in pieces.. that definitely won’t fit in a standard luggage.. or balikbayan box 😉
can win Best NatCos … but it looks like she can hardly move or walk , heavy-set attire
Ang ganda-ganda. Sobrang ganda
I am in awe. Such a beautiful national costume.
One of the most beautiful natcos I’ve seen in recent years since Maine Elima’s natcos in the nationals. The color is amazing!
Maruja!
Far, far better than the winged costume worn by you know who.. THIS is what a Philippine national costume should be… well crafted, truly showcasing our culture (a healthy Asian-European mix), and with good, complementing color combinations… ang GANDA!! 👍👏👏 So classy and elegant.. Congratulations sa designer.. 😁
What do you mean by a healthy Asian-European mix?
Maybe Andy refers to the costume itself. Spanish inspired but has a perfect mix of Asian details like the biddings and head piece.
*beadings
@ Rolf @ Bonnie… thanks Bonnie.. you read my mind.. 😊
Ang ganda at ang class tingnan! GO DINDI!!!
Very classy and regal. This is how National costumes should be done! Dindi looks gorgeous in this ensemble ♥️
Wow na wow! Congrats! This is what you call a PH national costume. Hindi yung kung anu anong mabibigat na pinapabuhat sa candidate… tapos hindi kinakaya then babawasan! Haaayys.
omg miss tissa parang kilala ko yan hahaha tas iiyak sa IG live
Tas ngpapahiwatig sasali n naman sa isang National Pageant 😆😅🤣
This gave me chills in a good way. Same feeling when I saw leren and kelly’s national costumes when they competed abroad. Good luck Dindi and congrats to the designer, Erich Minosa. It seemed the creation was really made for her, and Dindi is giving it (more) life and meaning. Truly, a match made in heaven. 🙂
Now this is what you call Bongga. A best Pasavog. MWP and MPE costumes for their queens are always stunning. MUP should learn from them
Maganda ang creation..bagay sa nag susuot. Maganda ang pagkakasuot! Go do Dindi! We’ll continue to pray for your Supra journey! 🇵🇭
STUNNING CREATION,,,IN FAIRNESS TO MWP, THEIR COSTUMES TO THEIR REP ARE CONSISTENTLY BEAUTIFUL, TRULY A FILIPINA COSTUME
Wow, wow, wow! As in bongga. Congratulations to the Dindi and her Team.
I love it! WELL-APROVED!!!
OMG. BEHOLD INDEED.
THIS. IS. A. NATIONAL. COSTUME.
New to my eyes. Dramatic color. Just enough feathers and flowers and yet was able to capture Zamboanga. Congratulations! It has been a long while since I’ve been impressed with our national costume.
Ultra beautiful. It is overwhelmingly beautiful it made me cry…