If politics meet, fashion on the red carpet

They wore their hearts on their sleeves and put their politics on their backs, their blouses and shirts. Politics and fashion have on the red carpet on Monday, the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the opening of the 15th joint session of Congress converges. The annual fashion event at the Batasang Pambansa complex become show more passion than government officials, guests and lawmakers made sure that their stylish clothes of their personal causes and also support further progress. Senator Loren Legarda, who confessed to the Inquirer last week that she was torn between several choices for their wedding Sona, opted for a dress Pi?a Paul Cabral recycled material. "I want to prove that something old can, recycling, and even that is loaned to look good," said Legarda, who was recently the first country textile permanent galleries at the National Museum. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel combined former representative material from different geographical and political sometimes contrary, the locale in her yellow dress fishtail because Abel Iloko of the north with a pair of detachable sleeves terno made of material T 'South nalak made by Joel Acebuche. "The use of two substances, symbolizes the unity and diversity of Philippine culture," said Hontiveros. As expected, the party-list representatives miss groups like Gabriela, Bayan Muna and Anakpawis not have the chance to wear their political statements. Gabriela Representative Emmi Jesus wore what she called "Luzviminda", designed consisting of a peasant-inspired dress from a checkered cloth fat Iloilo describes. Her skirt carpet was "Free, Angkop, Batayan to Kagyat na Kalusugan Serbisyong" be marked to reflect commitment to "free, appropriate health care and basic for now Filipinos." Had Bayan Muna Representative Teodoro Casino Barong hand by Edgar San Diego and the young artists and Dominguez Ortiz Renan painted colorful icons of the basic human needs like food, clothing, shelter, electricity, education, and gas-like state of the message, "Presyo Ibaba" (lower prices). Representative Rafael Mariano of the Declaration directed Anakpawis on his barong to President Benigno Aquino embroidered. "Hacienda Luisita, Ipamahagi Na" (! Now distributing Hacienda Luisita), his colleague Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares, the words "freedom for all political prisoners" had on the left side of his barong embroidered. His right side for the increased pension from the social security system is required ("ITaaS Pensyon ang ng SSS"). Austerity Political Declaration of Representative Rachel Del Mar Cebu centered on austerity, as claimed, they could have won the competition for the cheapest dress. "I do not like spending," she said as she smoothed out to make the cameras in a white dress by designer Didi Cebu Araneta. Del Mar said that her dress cost P4, 000 (S $ 120.04), and had decided to do, so they can wear again for other occasions. Queenie Gonzales, Ms. Gonzales II of Mandaluyong Representative Neptali proved to be as spartan spirit, as she an old knee-length purple pi?a terno of Ortiz, whose details echo wore ruffled top tiered skirt. "This is the first time I wear this dress to Sona," she said, "but I wore it a few times." Tessie Daza, the woman of Northern Samar Representative Raul Daza, painted himself as a "big fan" of President Aquino and showed their support by the yellow ribbons on their nails. The pattern of the beading on her yellow dress lengthened. Some customers pushed for designers believed among them Joni Villanueva-Tugna, wife of Representative Cibac Tugna Sherwin, whose black wall rose terno Sampaguita Cadena de Amor and was by Jo Rubio, designed his town mate of Bocaue, Bulacan province. Usual fashion plates Likewise, Cebu Mayor Michael Rama chose a Nehru-collared barong of Cebuano designer Philippe Rodriguez, while Janice Salimbangon, wife of Cebu Representative Benhur Salimbangon wore a rust-colored from fellow Cebu native of Cary Santiago designed. Monday event also had its share of fashion plates, their usual clothes to match the simple prompt: "look closely and stand on the red carpet." Leyte Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez was in apricot radiant in a gown by Randy Ortiz color. She and her husband Richard has to make a beautiful couple is achieved only by Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla and wife Lani Mercado Cavite representative, who was wearing a green sari with tailored jacket and skirt with belt scarf Rajo Laurel. The material came from Lanao del Sur, said Mercado. The couple was from her daughter Inah Revilla del Rosario, who wears a short top terno, was accompanied in Laurel. Among those who were immediately to the head turner Kaye Tinga, wife of Taguig City representative Freddie Tinga, Jip Remulla, wife of Cavite Representative Crispin Remulla and Assunta de Rossi, the wife of Negros Occidental Representative Jules Ledesma. Kaye Tinga idea Pepito Albert wore a silk terno contemporary deep eggplant with a fishtail skirt with ribbons criss-cross the bodice decorated with lace. Albert played the traditional terno sleeves for bands. Rossi has also attracted the attention of him naked in a terno dressed with matching lace overlay by Cheryl Vicente. The former film star was held with younger sisters Maggie and Isabel, both in JC Buendia. Nude Ternos Apart from De Rossi, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano, wife of Senator Allan Peter Cayetano convinced, in a nude chiffon terno with a draped bodice and skirt with a thin layer of lace adorned money by Cabral. "I chose this color because it is versatile and easy to wear," said Mayor Cayetano. "I can easily slide into him as a sponsor of the marriage." Nasreen Garbin, the wife of Representative Ako Bicol Alfredo Garbin, opted for a nude terno also makes embroidered lace and adorned with a thin leather and cabbage rose. The figure flattering silhouette Garbin figure-hugging wife and denied that she had given birth six months ago. "I emphasized the waist with a rhinestone buckle, so the costume look younger," she said.