patadyong

{{Short description|Traditional wrap skirt worn by indigenous women of the Philippines}}

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The patadyong ({{ipa|tl|pɐ.t̪ɐˈd͡ʒoŋ}}, also called patadyung, patadjong, habol, or habul), is an indigenous rectangular or tube-like wraparound skirt worn by both men and women of the Visayas and the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines, similar to the Malong, or Sarong. It was also historically worn in parts of Luzon like Pampanga and Sorsogon.{{cite book |author1=Jonathan H. X. Lee |author2=Kathleen M. Nadeau |title=Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9BrfLWdeISoC&pg=PA347 |year=2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-35066-5 |pages=347–}}{{cite thesis |type=PhD |last=Coo |first=Stéphanie Marie R. |date=2014 |url=https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01126974/document |title=Clothing and the colonial culture of appearances in nineteenth century Spanish Philippines (1820-1896) |publisher=Université Nice Sophia Antipolis}}{{cite web |last1=Perdon |date=22 August 2013 |first1=Renato |title=Muslim Filipinos: An Ethnic Ensemble |url=https://muntingnayon.com/102/102794/ |website=Munting Nayon |access-date=20 February 2020}}{{cite book |author=Lorna Kaino |title=The Necessity of Craft: Development and Women's Craft Practices in the Asian-Pacific Region |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_bHWAAAAMAAJ |year=1995 |publisher=University of Western Australia Press |isbn=978-1-875560-62-2 |page=52}}

In the precolonial Philippines, it was usually worn with a barú or bayú, a simple collar-less shirt or jacket with close-fitting long sleeves.{{cite book |last=Joaquin |first=N. |title=Language of the street and other essays |publisher=National Book Store |year=1980 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yBlLAAAAMAAJ |access-date=27 July 2018 |page=216}} During the Spanish period, this evolved into the kimona, a variant of the baro't saya worn by Christianized lowland Visayans consisting of a loose translucent blouse, an undershirt, and a patadyong or a patadyong-patterned skirt.{{cite web |title=2009 Traditional Costume Show |url=http://www.filamcultural.com/june09/cultural/#kimona |publisher=Filipino-American Cultural Organization |access-date=24 February 2020 |archive-date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907225645/http://www.filamcultural.com/june09/cultural/#kimona |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=Tocino |first1=Kevin |title=Did you know that the Kimona used to be worn by women as a casual attire? |url=https://y101fm.com/features/lifestyle/fashion-101/5949-kimona-used-to-be-worn-by-women-as-a-casual-attire |website=y101fm |date=8 September 2017 |access-date=24 February 2020 |archive-date=24 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224024602/https://y101fm.com/features/lifestyle/fashion-101/5949-kimona-used-to-be-worn-by-women-as-a-casual-attire |url-status=dead }}

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The patadyong is identical to the malong used in mainland Mindanao, but is longer than the tapis of Luzon; it is also identical to the sarong of neighboring Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia, for which only the designating name changes (patadyong in Bisayan languages vs. sarong in Malay language). Its name means "straight [in shape]" in Bisayan languages, from the root word tadlong, "[to go] straight"; its alternative name "habol" or "habul" means "woven [textile]", though it usually means "blanket" in modern Bisayan.

The Bugasong Loom Weavers Association was founded in 2008 to revive the traditional loom of patadyong. As a cultural treasure, it is so versatile that it has been used as room divider, baby sling, and for rice harvest bundling.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Reimagining the Patadyong for the Next Generation|url= https://www.candymag.com/fashion/reimagining-the-patadyong-for-the-next-generation-adv-con-a1814-20250107-lfrm2|accessdate=January 17, 2025 |work=Summit Media |date=January 7, 2025}}Cebu Pacific introduced its QR Flight codes patterned after traditional weaving of Antique Province's checkered Patadyong to promote local tourism.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Local airline's new QR flight codes promote traditional weaves|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/11/entertainment-lifestyle/life-times/local-airlines-new-qr-flight-codes-promote-traditional-weaves/2037009 |accessdate=January 17, 2025 |work= The Manila Times|date=January 11, 2025}}