Pinoy Ako! Earrings

Surely, the ways to manifest love for our mother country is more than the number of stars in our flag. One can resolve to sing the national anthem with better understanding, to follow the simple traffic rules, to act as a law-abiding pedestrian, to utter good things about our country wherever we are, to buy local products, or, the one that is closest to GUTSY, to recognize our own fashion.

It is a challenge to promote the type of fashion peculiarly our own. One reason is our lack of awareness of who we are and what we possess as Filipinos. Little is our knowledge on Philippine history; modicum effort is there to polish further our positive traits; only short-sighted aspirations are there to uproot our weaknesses; lack of interest in our culture. In other words, the vague perception of our identity manifests itself even in our external bearing. Nowadays, there are more fashion stores sprouting up with the intention of bringing to the fore Philippine fashion. This is already a humongous effort on the part of these boutiques, but not enough when looking at the entire fashion panorama. We have to go across the board, influencing and encouraging Filipinos from different societal levels and walks of life to say yes to Filipino fashion.

GUTSY Fashion Team features in this article an accessory that we can call our own. This pair of earrings hails from Davao City. The array of colors is reminiscent of the vintas we can find in the South, and is truly reflective of the positive and optimistic outlook of Filipinos.

Remember this: our patriotism can always grow. The major factor for this depends solely on us, whether or not we are sincere in this endeavor.