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Catalogue published in conjunction of the touring exhibition of the same name, which was exhibited at the Grey Art Gallery (New York City), Seattle Art Museum (Seattle), and the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (Philippines).
Curator Marian Pastor Roces details the process by which educated 'mestizo'
The garments in the exhibition - both indigenous clothing and those of the mestizos - produce an interesting irony about class divides, the process of cultural colonization, and the development of a national identity in the Philippines.
Curator Marian Pastor Roces details the process by which educated 'mestizo'
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families, eduated in Europe, returned to the Philippines and chose to distinguish themselves from the majority of the people in their homeland - in dress, mannerisms, and thought. The garments in the exhibition - both indigenous clothing and those of the mestizos - produce an interesting irony about class divides, the process of cultural colonization, and the development of a national identity in the Philippines.
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