Binibining Pilipinas 2023 National Costume Exhibit

Araneta City opens Bb Pilipinas 2023 National Costume Photo Exhibit! The Binibining Pilipinas fever continues as the much-awaited national costumes of the 2023 candidates were revealed on May 16 through a photo exhibit at the Gateway Mall Activity Area. The exhibit showcases the unique and creative national costumes of the 40 Binibining Pilipinas candidates in …

Our Favorite National Costumes at Mister International 2022

The national costumes of the 14th Mister International competition was recently released and we listed down our favorites! 34 costumes but we only have 10 spots on our list of faves... Since it is difficult to truly gauge the costumes without the added benefit of context or backstory to them, we listed out our favorites …

Most Impactful National Costumes of Bb. Pilipinas 2022

Give it to the 40 Binibining Pilipinas candidates to actually pull off a bevy of national costumes that would put any international pageant to shame. This year, the traditional costumes in the BBP pageant is a mix of culture, creativity and a little bit of drama. The Binibining Pilipinas pageant continuously reinvents itself or pushes …

Binibining Pilipinas 2022 National Costumes on Display!

Araneta City opens Bb. Pilipinas 2022 National Costume Photo Exhibit this July 4th where pageant fans can enjoy culture and tradition displayed through the costumes of all 40 Binibinis... The Binibining Pilipinas fever continues as the much-awaited national costumes of this year's candidates were revealed through a photo exhibit at the Farmers Plaza. The exhibit …

Is the National Costume Presentation Important in Bb. Pilipinas?

Is there any importance to the Binibining Pilipinas National Costume Presentation? In 2019 we wrote an article on which 4 Binibining Pilipinas events that count most in terms of importance. And in this article we will explain why included in that list is the national costume presentation... For the most part, everyone knows that the …

The Grand Santacruzan: A revival of a Binibining Pilipinas Tradition

Araneta City opens Binibining Pilipinas 2022 activities with Grand Santacruzan  Araneta City kicks off the much-awaited return of the traditional Binibining Pilipinas activities at the City of Firsts with a Grand Santacruzan last Saturday, May 14, 2022.  Rev. Father Ronnie Santos (from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish) led the blessing and opening of the …

Binibining Pilipinas 2021 names Top 10 Best in National Costume

Binibining Pilipinas has announced this year’s 10 best national costumes in a jaw-dropping fashion show that aired online on Sunday, June 27.  Two weeks before the coronation night, Binibining Pilipinas aired on its YouTube channel a virtual presentation that showcased the 34 Binibinis in their colorful and creative locally-designed outfits. Shot at the New Frontier …

Favorite National Costumes of Bb. Pilipinas 2021

The video of the national costumes of all 34 Binibining Pilipinas candidates were recently unveiled for the online voting last Independence Day, June 12th at 7pm. And oh boy did pageant fans get a treat! 34 gorgeous costumes were presented on the released video on BBP's official YouTube channel. Each one exquisitely crafted, researched and …

2020 Miss Universe National Costume Reaction

The national costume show of the 69th Miss Universe pageant has brought to us some interesting and some rather bland costumes. These are our thoughts on the recently concluded national costume show... https://www.facebook.com/sashesandscriptsofficial/posts/1026866461180634 Before we begin with the costume themselves we want to mention that this year's costume show lacked the energy of previous years. …

Our Favorite MGI2020 National Costumes

The eighth edition of Miss Grand International is currently ongoing in Bangkok, Thailand and they recently had their national costume show. On March 24, 2021, the 63 candidates of Miss Grand International 2020 showcased their culture and beauty in the national costume competition. Here are our favorite costumes from last night's live show. These are listed alphabetically: Guatemala, Ivana Batchelor -  César …

Philippines’ Best in National Costume Wins

Not known to many pageant fans, the Philippines has won the Best in National Costume award in the Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Universe pageants. This is the list of the Filipinas who won the coveted special award. For a Clothing Technology graduate like yours truly, the national costume is one of our favorite …

The Most Memorable Miss Universe National Costumes of the Past Decade

The national costumes is perhaps one of the most festive aspects of the Miss Universe pageant. This segment of the competition is likened to a quick trip around the world in just minutes. For a number of pageant fans, this is one of the most awaited portions of the pageant. While it no longer is …

Sashes&Scripts’ Picks for the Best National Costume

With just mere 10 days for this year's Miss Universe pageant, we have a limited time to cover all of our usual MU coverage. One of the casualties is our selection of the most beautiful costumes in the pageant. Technically, this post is written December 8th, but it was too close in proximity to the …

Creative Vision: The Making of a National Costume

The national costume has got to be my favorite part in any pageant wardrobe. I get more excited with the lavishness and grandiosity of seeing our culture represented in a garb than seeing sneak peeks of one's evening gown. In 2017, I had the privilege to be asked to create a concept art for Charmaine …

BBP2019 National Costume Faves

This year there were a couple of Urdujas, a number of Pintados, a handful of Maranao princesses, lots of Santacruzan-inspired costumes and a whole lot of dance moves on the Binibining Pilipinas national costume stage. Before we get to the main part, I would have to say that a number of national costume presentation were …