24 September 2019, Asia House: Ambassador Leo M. Herrera-Lim with spouse and personnel of the Philippine House
In line with the declaration of the ASEAN Cultural Year in 2019, the Philippine Embassy joins the rest of the ASEAN Embassies in Copenhagen (Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam) in a fashion show during the celebration of 52nd Anniversary of ASEAN on 24 September 2019 at the Asia House. The event was attended by more than a hundred guests from the Danish government, diplomatic corps, academe, and business communities.
The fashion show showcased three collections of national costumes of the four ASEAN countries—the traditional women’s wear, contemporary women’s wear, and traditional men’s wear—worn by the Embassies’ personnel and community members.
For the traditional women’s wear, the Philippines wore the popular Filipino dress terno, opulently designed with the famous butterfly sleeves, with a royal blue and gold leaf-like embroidery.
For the contemporary women’s wear, the Philippines wore a Japanese-inspired organza blouse embellished with the Filipino alampay. In addition, the skirt is accented with the Ifugao ikat design handwoven by weavers from Northern Philippines.
For the traditional men’s wear, the Philippines dressed in the traditional men’s barong tagalog made of jusi-piña. The barong was accented with a Tausug fabric from Southern Philippines.
The Philippines also showcased Filipino foods catered by Thrilla in Manila, a Filipino-owned food stall in Copenhagen which also won the People’s Choice Award in the Denmark-leg of the European Street Food Awards 2019. The menu includes Pan de sal with Adobo sliders, Lumpiang Shanghai, and Ube Cheesecake.
