Manila has grown from 1920 to 2020.
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1920's - Manila appeared like this a 100 years ago.
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Sep 21, 2020 2:29 am
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Oct 04, 2020 9:36 pm
I'm a romanticist, I have a great nostalgia for a time before I was. It seems more beautiful then but I'm sure if I lived back then, I would be complaining about the same things. If you watch videos and look at old pictures, many men wore white 3-piece suits in Manila like my grandfather and great-grandparents did. I can't imagine wearing those suits now, in the humid heat and pollution, it would turn grey quickly I imagine.
Oct 04, 2020 10:10 pm
yes, in some ways I'm glad I wasn't born during those times. Back in those days men desired to buy 3-piece suits while women dream of wearing a traje de mestiza. It was the sign of the times and people associated clothing with status and it became the standard for several Filipinos to become one in order to belong to a certain crowd. Culture and lifestyle back then was slow pace and people had a little more time on their hand compared to society today. I hope Manila could retain some of it's iconic architectures, characteristics and ways of living but for the most part people want to see progress and that's where Manila and several cities in Philippines are heading towards to at the moment.
Oct 05, 2020 9:39 pm
@prau123 I actually dream of wearing a traje de mestiza, I want this to make a comeback. We're too quick to abandon our traditions and customs, traditional clothes shouldn't be one of them.
Many cultures are able to combine both progress and honoring traditions, it would be nice for Filipinos to do the same.
Oct 06, 2020 2:24 am
I hope several young females shares your view and possibly will see it come back.
There's a saying, "What's old is new." and maybe this type of traditional dress will return to mainstream culture in Philippines.
Here's a modern take on traje de mestiza.
Oct 08, 2020 12:56 am
@prau123 I like the one in red, actually, the traditional form is already modernized barong at saya. I like the concept of the one on the left except for the combined prints chosen.
Oct 08, 2020 2:51 am
The vibrant red is eye-catching and it also has the right amount of floral designs on the skirt (tapis or saya) however the butterfly shoulders are too narrow and unnatural looking.
The one in the left is naturally appealing with a more casual attitude which suits well on her. Air breeze flows to her forearms and into her camisa which helps cool her upper arm or upper limb.
Oct 08, 2020 2:57 am
Oct 08, 2020 3:36 am
Men prefer to see a women wearing clothes that's more down to earth and reflects todays culture and society.
Oct 09, 2020 11:38 pm
@prau123 IDK, I imagine men are like women, they have different tastes and are varied themselves. 
Oct 10, 2020 4:27 am
I do get the impression that the younger generation females would prefer a less elaborate version of the traditional traje de mestiza.
Oct 10, 2020 4:31 am
I agree people do have different taste however what's your preference when it comes to traje de mestiza?
Oct 10, 2020 10:35 pm
@prau123. I like clothes that are classic, meaning they will be considered beautiful now, then, and in the future. I don't like flavor of the month fashions, take for example those 80s fashion, compare them to fashion from the 20s-50s. I like the red, because it is conservative in its color combination and is more traditional, of course it's not an everyday outfit, it's more formal. I like the one to the left but not the different patterns used in combination. The colors are loud enough as it is and to have 2 clashing loud patterns and colors together is a no no to me.
You did ask a girl about fashion? Lol, you got a nobela instead!
Oct 10, 2020 11:52 pm
I like clothes that are classic, meaning they will be considered beautiful now, then, and in the future. I don't like flavor of the month fashions, take for example those 80s fashion, compare them to fashion from the 20s-50s.
Sounds as if you prefer clothes that are made famous in movie cinemas. I've only seen a Filipina wear traje de mestiza once and she portrayed herself as a timeless classic and iconic women of the 1920's.
take for example those 80s fashion, compare them to fashion from the 20s-50s.
I guess fashion comes around in cycles. 80's reminds me of 50's pop-culture.
I like the red, because it is conservative in its color combination and is more traditional, of course it's not an everyday outfit, it's more formal.
They only wear those on special occasions. Definitely one fashionable outfit that they'll never throw away or give away and they are well kept in a closet wrapped around with plastic. It always appears brand new as if they were never been worn before.
I like the one to the left but not the different patterns used in combination. The colors are loud enough as it is and to have 2 clashing loud patterns and colors together is a no no to me.
It does suit well on a younger women and she could probably where this almost anywhere in public and everyday however it does make her stand out compared to the women around her.
You did ask a girl about fashion? Lol, you got a nobela instead!
I was expecting that however when you mentioned 3 piece suits in a earlier post then I had to mention traje de mestiza.
Sep 21, 2020 3:22 am
looks beautiful
Sep 22, 2020 7:56 am
Oct 04, 2020 2:34 am
Oct 04, 2020 2:46 am
Definitely more roads. Manila is one of the most dense populated cities in the world. More freeways and highways should be built also.
On January 17th the public-works minister announced that by the time President Rodrigo Duterte leaves office in 2022, he wants to have cut the number of cars that pass along the city’s main artery each day by a third.
Oct 07, 2020 4:58 am
Oct 07, 2020 5:06 am
Government has to actually buy off those lands filled with old houses and building and then construct the roads and highways.
They are expanding Manila but they should consider building more roads and wider roads instead of putting more houses and commercial buildings in those new developed areas.
Oct 09, 2020 3:14 am
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