When Is It OK To Wear The Clothing Of Another Culture?
The line between appreciation and appropriation can be hard to pinpoint. Experts weigh in on the writer's dilemma: Should her husband have worn a Filipino barong to a family party?
For my grandpa's 90th birthday, our family threw him a barrio fiesta-themed bash.
We decorated the backyard with colorful bunting so it would look like the neighborhood parties that Tatay grew up with in his home country of the Philippines. We ordered a big lechon, a roasted pig. And the guests were asked to wear filipiniana, traditional Filipino costume.
While I was jazzed to don a bright orange and yellow -- a sarong-like skirt and wrap my white, 30-something husband Darren, from Nashville, Tenn., felt nervous in his , an embroidered shirt woven
