APEC來到 看看領導人都穿什麼
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中國國家主席習近平11月17日已飛抵菲律賓首都馬尼拉，開啓APEC時間，與會領導人預料會穿菲律賓國服“巴隆他加祿”（Barong Tagalog）亮相，每一件都有自己的風格。服裝由該國設計師卡布拉爾（Paul Cabral）親手裁製，並用了四個月的時間爲21位與會領導人量身定製了符合該國家和地區傳統的服裝，如中國領導人服裝上有高高的竹子和竹葉飄落的圖樣。
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Manila on Tuesday to attend the 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. The clothes was designed by Philippine designer Paul Cabral, it took him 4 months to make those traditional clothes for every leader. The Chinese style Barong Tagalog has tall bamboos and its leaf dancing with wind.
穿國服亮相是APEC峯會的傳統，菲律賓是今年的東道主，也讓“巴隆他加祿”有機會躍上國際舞臺。那麼究竟什麼是“巴隆他加祿”呢？巴隆他加祿，也叫巴隆或巴洛，是一種縫有刺繡的正裝襯衫，也是菲律賓的國服。質地輕盈，通常穿在汗衫外面，不用掖在褲子裏。
So ,what is this Barong Tagalog? It's a tradition to wear the clothes of the host country in APEC. The clothes of Philippines is"Barong Tagalog" The Barong Tagalog, more commonly known as simply Barong (and occasionally called Baro), is an embroidered formal shirt which is considered the national dress of the Philippines. It is lightweight and worn untucked over an undershirt.
巴隆他加祿有着一百多年的歷史，它起源於西班牙殖民菲律賓期間。巴隆他加祿的材質幾乎透明且沒有衣兜，是西班牙人爲了防止反叛者在衣服裏偷藏武器。因爲當時一些菲律賓人開始富裕起來並且有了自己的土地，所以西班牙人要求這些中產階級着裝必須符合要求。
The Barong Tagalog has a long tradition of more than a century. The line of the Barong Tagalog begins from the Spanish rule. Barongs were usually made of thin fabric almost transparent and with no pockets; so that the Spaniards could see that the person wearing was not bearing any weapon under the garment. The Spanish rulers demanded the Filipinos (Indios) to wear a Barong Tagalog. At that time when some Filipinos became successful business men or successful in agricultural and were able to obtain title to lands, these lucky and more important middle classmen had to wear the Barong Tagalog just as Spanish rulers demand.
巴隆他加祿的名字又有着什麼樣的由來呢？ “巴洛”的意思是衣服，這是他加祿人當地的方言。所以“巴隆他加祿”就是他加祿人的服飾了。要說“巴隆”，其實它的意思是…的衣服，但是後來還是以這最後一種稱呼居多。
Where did Barong name come from? "Baro"= Word for 'dress', Tagalog dialect"Barong Tagalog"= 'dress of the Tagalog'. "Barong" = literally means 'dress of' - but commonly used to refer to the formal men's wear in the Philippines.
那麼巴隆他加祿是由什麼材料製作而成的呢？
What are the fabrics uses in Barong?
答案是菠蘿纖維，這可是用菠蘿葉純手工織成的哦。由於用這種古法制衣的工匠在菲律賓越來越少了，巴隆的價格也水漲船高，也就漸漸多存於正式場合了。
Pina fabric - is hand-loomed from pineapple leaf fibers. And because Pi愀 weavers in the Philippines are decreasing, its scarcity makes the delicate Pi愀 cloth expensive and is thus used for very formal events.
