This is similar to the large bib-like item I found last week at an estate sale. This was at the same sale. The fabric feels the same. Can anyone give me some info. about it and perhaps a date range? Thanks so much!
This certainly looks like a barong tagalog to me. Looks like I was on the right track with the other piece, if they both came from the same estate. As far as discerning between the fabrics, I think it is a tough call without actually handling it, as they are similar.
But, would you say it is some kind of exotic fabric like those? Or, a silk organdy? Also, any idea of the age if this? A lot of the other items I found there were from the 60s. Do you think this could be from that time period?
I think it is from the 60s or perhaps the very early 70s. I think most of these items were made from the more exotic fabrics.
I have two of these & they are definitely from the Philippines. Mine were in storage for a long time & finally shattered. They are some type of natural fiber but I don't think they are silk, although the burn test suggested silk. I have been saving them for the appliqués, hoping to repurpose them.
Just curious but do you know how you would test to see if they were the pineapple or banana fibre, MS? I have had some before, probably still do hiding somewhere and I always thought they were silk organdy as well but now I am wondering.
Now this piece looks like a barong! I have a picture og my father wearing something very similar from the 1970's! Vey cool!
This is definitely a barong tagalog and it is typically made from pina, jusi or banana fabric. Pina, in my opinion, is the most fine, as it is hand-loomed from pineapple fibers. Time range...I'd place it at late 70's early 80's. The vintage barong tagalogs made in the 70's have more interesting cuts than the ones they make nowadays. Historically, they were made see-through so that Filipinos could not conceal weapons from the Spanish during the Spanish colonial period. Their Spanish influence explains why these are often confused with guayaberas.
