The idea of dressing in civilized and well clothed are well deserving of freedom because t this group that is highly valued despite the fact that the Malay peasants who struggled for the independence have been devalued in the official history of nation -- building and their mark and contribution has been ignored. 'This shown that apart from the influences from the other cultures social classes have been instrumental in shaping the clothing style of the Philippine.' (Grace, 2008) Due to this many would want to dress in a particular recognized and accepted way to be recognized in the class of the rich. This is just part of the culture that has been impacted to the Filipinos which ahs influenced their manner of dressing.

Despite the different Muslim groups in he south and the mountain tribes have their own distinctive garments and seem to have influenced less. The Maranao Muslims of southern Mindanao for instance still have the colorful malong. This is a large cloth wrapped around the body and is worn by both men and women. The Muslim in the Philippine have not been much affected by the influences of other countries which could be attributed to their religion mode of dressing.

'The Philippine women fashion can be termed as a mix of varying culture and mainly those from America, Spanish, and Japan. Since the influences of these cultures a lot has changed as a result. The traditional Baro't Saya dress that was worn by women even before the Spanish invasion of Philippine has been really been modified especially by the presence of the Spanish.' (U.S. Library of Congress. 1999)

Apart from that it is not widely worn today as it was worn before the colonization. Even though it is still worn in occasions, it is hard to see women wearing it regularly, with many women today wearing clothes such as jeans, shorts and others as influenced by the Western World. This shows that the influences of these foreign countries had a strong impact on the clothing style of Philippine and what is mostly is in fashion today....

Contrary to that the Philippine culture is not damaged by other cultures as many tend to belief.
Conclusion

Just like other cultures in the world, The Philippine culture has been influenced from all areas including food, music, and even dressing and much more. Much of the influence is due to the interactions with other foreign countries mainly Spanish, America and Japanese. This has left the country with little of what was originally their own mode of dressing with their traditional dresses receiving a lot of modification by other cultures.

As a result it is hard to say that the e Philippines still have their own way of dressing. This was possible before the invasion and colonization by other countries especially Spanish. In fact what we see today is a new form of dressing that is driven by the influences of the west, for instance, the Americans. Even though the traditional dress is being worn today it is not prevalent as it was in the latter days before the colonization and even when it is worn, it is a ceremonial clothe. The dress is hard to spot among the Filipinos and can be found mainly in he villages who have not ye been polluted with the western influences. It is because of this that we find that most of Filipinos are commonly dressing in things like trousers and other garments influenced by the American society.

Works Cited

Alfredo R. (2008) Philippines Culture Shock; California, Wiley Publisher

Grace R. (2008) Culture Shock! Philippines: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette California, Wiley Publisher

Helena M. (2007) Introduction to Philippines Culture; New York, Sage Publications,

Renato. P. (2006) An Introduction to Philippines way of dressing; New York, Periplus

Schirmer, B., (1987) The Philippines: A History of Colonialism, New York, Sonneborn Publisher,

U.S. Library of Congress. (1999) Philippines: A country study, http://lcweb2.loc.gov

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