FILIPINO MYTHOLOGY: TRES MARIAS (Mountain Goddesses/Fairies)

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meet “Tisay” . Filipina “Snow White” . People call her Tisay (slang for Mestiza) because of her fair white skin and she’s actually the only Mestiza in her town.

American occupation era Philippines but our girlie here is secretly a vampire hunter at a fancy party looking for her target 🦇🧛‍♂️🌴

Cary Santiago - TernoCon 2018 

In the Philippines, “terno” refers to a woman’s ensemble that consists of matching colors/patterns. … By the late 1940s, the terno’s meaning and silhouette evolved into any Western dress with butterfly sleeves attached to it.

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more information about the Filipino Terno

Filipino fashion and creativity is next. level. 

Ditching ur arranged marriage to be with the cute farmhand

filipina miku (circa 1936) 🤍

Filipino Miku 🇵🇭 by Ayshiun

Mariang Makiling, The Mountain Spirit

[Photos Edited by https://twitter.com/romamiina]

Miss International Philippines 2022 National Costume

PAMANA (Heritage) This national costume was Inspired by Hannah’s favourite toy (gifted by her mother) as a child: a Barbie wearing a Maria Clara Filipiniana, which Manny Halasan took inspiration from and mixed it with his own fond childhood memories of his grandfather’s antique tambourine. Manny Halasan wants us to remember our childhood experiences and look back on our past through this classic traditional Filipiniana.

Lola’s party-all-night outfit

So judging from the amount of surprised messages I got about it, I’m guessing a lot of you didn’t know that I’m Filipina, haha. Shout out to you guys! Here’s Mariang Sinukuan, one of my favorite Filipino folk tale characters. One of my dream projects is to do a comic about her…