In Wheat Silt the embroidery and the surface read as one — the composition revealing itself only as the light shifts
Cotton linen in Classic White — the national flower
In its Embellished Edition it adds hand-set fresh pearls
The Vero breaks from the form: a deep V placket with no buttons
Javier Piña Barong Bespoke In Wheat Silt the embroideryA field, at the chest. Pia hand dyed to a bright citron, the embroidery telling one scene in four colors: the rice field, the kalesa, the carabao Filipino farm life, worked by hand and scattered across the cloth. Fine beadwork runs the placket. Lined throughout over an undershirt, or on its own. The brightest thing in the room, and the most rooted. Design Notes Pia, hand dyed Citron Wash Four color farm life scene, rice fields, kalesa, carabao, hand