Mateo Barong Luxe waist-defining cut

waist-defining cut

hand-dyed Black Obsidian

Seven colorways carry it from neutral to saturated

and Swarovski crystals

A light underlining holds the structure without taking the air out of it

Mateo Barong Luxe waist-defining cutOld forms, drawn in line. Cocoon silk in a warm dune tone. The embroidery pairs sinag rays of light with kayakas, carried alongside a stripe drawn from traditional Filipino patterning, all worked across the front. Geometry held close to the cloth, read as structure rather than ornament. Fully lined wear it over an undershirt or on its own. Design Notes Natural cocoon silk, presented in Dune Silt Sinag and kayakas motifs with stripe detail, front Hand