It could have been great Barong marketing event only if Director Quentin Tarantino wore the Barong (Filipino formal men's wear)in the Golden Globe Awards nominations Thursday in Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles in the same manner when he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Cinemanila in the Philippines which was handed to her by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last August in Malacañang.
Tarantino got caught by flooded Manila which he rode a pedicab just to arrive in time to receive the award. His pants all wet (no pun intended) because of heavy rains, he changed by wearing a black jogging pants because no available pants of his size then when he arrived in Malacañang Palace to receive the award.
More photos of Tarantino wearing Barong in Golden Globe Awards nominations, and of course the list of nominees.
Quentin was gifted with a "TESORO'S" barong ( www.tesoros.ph ) by the National Commission of Culture and the Arts Executive Director Cecilia Guidote-Alvarez and by the Film Development Council of the Philippines vice-Chair Christine Dayrit. The Director was presented the 24 hour executed, custom-made barong for his courtesy call to the Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
ReplyDeleteIt might be a good tradition to start if foreign celebrities would wear the barong, at least once in their visit to the Phils. Then their photo would be taken and printed on a respectable magazine or broadsheet.
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