Comments on: Zebu Collar…

By: Joan

Joan — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:40:17 +0000

@tercer: yup, paired with his orange turtleneck…:)

By: tercer

tercer — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:03:25 +0000

Howard Wolowitz would love these!

By: ConnieC

ConnieC — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:10:19 +0000

Lava Bien: Agree. Nowadays many women, young or old leave nothing to the imagination anymore with either too much cleavage/skin exposed down to the kaluluwa or flesh seemingly wanting to burst out of the attire. Wardrobe malfunction? or maybe designed to do just that!

By: Betchay

Betchay — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:46:34 +0000

Hiddendragon, very funny!!!
Ariel, it is now in congress….see Pampanga! ;)
if you will notice, stains in collars are hard to remove(” bakit nga ba malibag ang leeg?”) thus using this very well starched detachable collar is practical….di kapitin ng dumi. ;) Same reason our Lolas starched our bed linens para di agad madumihan!

By: EbbaBlue

EbbaBlue — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:17:29 +0000

I agree with Lava Bien, trend or not, naiilang ako to see straps of underclothing peeking out, sus, minsan marumi pa. My dad was meticulous with his formal shirts, and I believe he owns one of this shirt. I even inherited a pair of his cufflinks, kaya nawala when I migrated here in US.

By: Lava Bien

Lava Bien — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:31:42 +0000

Our folks from the old times did dress better than we do now. Man are more elegant and woman don their underwear, well.. you can’t see them as they’re supposed to be underwear. Now tank tops, or lacy underwear type of clothing are worn outside by girls. Kili-kili pa lang ulam na hehehe.

I’d like to be presented real jewels in a nice jewelry box or beautifully wrapped and I’d excitingly open them slowly or not hehehe.

I wanna leave things for some imagination, not yung kita na ang kaluluwa ahaha.

By: Mila

Mila — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:44:57 +0000

I normally dont like dressing animals up in people clothes, but maybe MM and his design team could add a Zebu collar for the zubuchon piggy, the logo mind you, not the ones served in the reatuarants. It is quite a jaunty little porker, so adding a Zebu collar would definitely add a touch of je ne sais quoi :)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:01:07 +0000

Karina, HAHAHA! I haven’t actually seen the episode, but several dozen of you have emailed to ask, “what gives??”… Mrs. MM saw it and said I looked glum in my seat nearby while our Head Waiter received the block of ice. My speaking part was to castigate the host about the VERY LATE ARRIVAL of my ice, hence my sungitness or pissed off demeanor. It was all in fun, and clearly my acting and voice skills didn’t survive the editing of the show. :) Amazing what several hours of effort yields, a few seconds on screen, a mention of Zubuchon, and that’s it. But to promote the Philippines and Filipino food, as you all know, I bend over backwards. I just did another shoot this morning in our home for a television interview that took several hours of work, for probably 3-5 seconds on screen. Ah the things you have to do… :)

By: Karina

Karina — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 07:44:07 +0000

Detachable collars are now back in style, for women at least. I like these better than the oversequined types you find now. Timely and interesting post :)

P.S. MM, I’m watching the Hidden Cities episode where Zubuchon was featured at this moment. I’m curious to know what they had you say on camera, since all they showed of you was of one slightly pissed off Marketman waiting for his ice delivery :)

By: Papa Ethan

Papa Ethan — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 06:27:56 +0000

Perhaps one reason why detachable collars went out of fashion was that these required periodic servicing by professional cleaners and pressers. I remember a couple of shops at the end of Avenida Rizal in the vicinity of the train tracks that offered such services as late as the end of the 70s. The collars were pressed (ironed) on huge, steaming polished steel cylinders. Beside these cleaners shops were the hatters’ shops, which similarly had steaming steel molds for pressing felt fabric into derbies, fedoras, etc.

Maybe the whole ensemble of expensive hats, stiff collars, starched shirts, pressed linen suits and polished shoes helps explain why gentlemen of that bygone era moved in “de-numero” fashion. They had to limit their movements to preserve the neatness of their outfits for as long as possible throughout the day. Imagine if they had to take calesas on their way to work then. Definitely not for the hoi polloi!