HELLO GAY PEOPLE
Bonus genderbend with Filipino styles!! (it's a very quick drawing huhu)
My history notes below ↓ (if you want to read it haha) :
Since my upcoming college course demands us to learn more about fashion when my ass only ever knows one here's a bonus of me experimenting on different Filipino fashion styles (ofc since I'm genderbent-pilled they're genderbent versions of the p5 boys).
Also since some might not be familiar with these styles I'll try to explain the best I can on what these styles are, so if there's any inconsistent info please correct me or add more to it hehe
Quick disclaimer that most of my information is from my local community's stories so I COULD have a one-sided view into these styles. ok? okey
I'll research more in-depth about these styles in the coming future. This is my starting point to know what I'm missing in the future. Learning experience if you will. Anyway, I'll post about it more if people are interested but most likely I'll just keep to myself
let's start with the most famous of them all:
Bebot: You probably heard or seen about it on tiktok somewhere so you might have an idea on what they look like. It's slang for an attractive woman in the Philippines. The word's history is a bit murky but it most likely came from the pet name "bebe." It definitely became more popular with Black Eyed Pea's song named "Bebot." In English it's simply translated as a "babe" or a "hot girl." It's a very early 2000s-ajecent style. It's very Y2K if you will. I could say more but it's mainly just that with the style. It's a very 2000s style
Kikay: If there's a baddie with bebot, of course there's cutesy with Kikay. It's a term used in the 90s to associate very colorful feminine women. Although, Kikay is mostly known for its abundance of hair accessories and trinkets due to Jolina Magdangal. Jolina's a cultural icon, popularizing a Kikay in the early 2000s alongside its Viva Hotbabes' song "Kikay." To put it simply, It's a hyper feminine style.
Jejemon: This one I'm the most familiar with as this is the style my family pushed into me. Why? I don't know, grandpa didn't tell me ://
Anyway, It was not supposed to be a clothing style but a TEXTING style. Usually they would mistype words on purpose. for purposes of this post being too long I'll avoid the whole texting part. For the fashion side, It used to be a derogatory term from elitist to degraded often lower income young people who dress outside from the norm (as jeje means cringe). Nowadays, it is reclaimed as an iconic 2000s style and hopefully it stays that way. Like what I wrote earlier, the style is driving away from norms, i.e. dressing like a masculine girl or adding things people would consider "tacky" in the Philippines.
Kakaibabe: The latest and the very broad one in the group. It was coined in the 2010s from a Donnalyn Bartolome, combining a "kakaibang" meaning unique and "babae" for girls. A unique girl as they say. To defy the norms once again. In Donnalyn's song it's describing someone who isn't very feminine but people interpret it in a different way as this style is based on a girl's own interpretation. It's a simple one style but a style that highlights what makes the girls WHO they are. In an easier description, it's a style highlighting the GIRL itself.
if you managed to read that. THANK YOU!!!
