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In light of the massacres that CONTINUE to happen daily in Rafah, Gaza, and Palestine, we will be donating $10 from each Know Your Fu***ng History T-Shirts to families from the spreadsheet by .

We are also currently having a 15% off sitewide sale so you can get all your VINTA ready-to-wear items AND contribute to families in Gaza.

We encourage everyone to stay diligent in their learning of history so that we can collectively work towards a liberated future. And as we continue to make efforts to run this small business in the midst of a gen-o-cide, we will continue to do our part in contributing to the Palestinian resistance and the freedom of Palestine and all Palestinian people. We hope you will too. 🇵🇸🍉

Los Angeles! We’ll be at BARYO HIFI Market this weekend! If you missed us at our last market, don’t worry because we’ve still got some iconic VINTA pieces for you to grab. Both Caroline and Sydney will be there so see you better turn up!

Sunday, May 4 | 3-8PM
📍Historic Filipinotown LA | 1665 Beverly Blvd

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how cute are we?!! (anything less then 10 is getting deleted lol)

and I took these photos via (not me! another baddie named Sydney 😛) at the Lunar New Year party and I’m still geeking. You can find us and at today from 11am to 4PM. I’ll have a few of the Aqua poncho’s I’m wearing on hand, as well as the new Lingling-o Jewelry and some other pieces. Come through! I miss seeing y’alls faces.

XOXO Syd

Last weekend while the world watched the Super Bowl, Israel began bombing Rafah, the southernmost part of Gaza, Palestine. Rafah currently holds more than 1.4 million people and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Israel “promised” Palestinians that Rafah was a “safe zone”, but Israel has lied so many times, why would they tell the truth now? They’ve killed more than 28,000 Palestinians, including 10,000+ children, since October 7 alone, and over 65,000 since before the Nakba.

Every time I think about Palestine, my heart breaks. It’s a privilege to be able to speak out and attend protests, but the truth is countries that hold the most power (USA, UK, Germany) don’t give a f**k about the millions of lives they’ve destroyed as long as they gain profits from this genocide. They continue to support Israel despite the thousands who oppose these political ties, even when countries call for a ceasefire, even when South Africa brought Israel to court, they don’t give a f**k. Zionists won’t stop until all of Palestinian people and their histories and religious practices and schools and hospitals and traditions and agriculture have been decimated.

Recently, the prime ministers of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand issued a joint statement to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, telling Israel that they “must listen to its friends.” Friends… , if you are friends of Israel, you are enemies to humanity. Call for a ceasefire, but you must also sever all ties with Israel. It’s not enough to say something but still continue to fund genocide. Arms embargo now.

My heartbreak turns into anger, turns into desperation, and though sometimes I feel helpless, we still fight. We will never stop fighting for Palestine. We will never stop fighting for Sudan, Congo, Haiti, and all oppressed folks for freedom from their oppressors and end colonialism. I hope you won’t, too.

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
- Danica

This is how you wear a Malong 💯

In the Kinattibanglan print, here’s one of the many various ways to wear our Unisex Handloomed Poncho! Styled with the new Chinoy Barong in Tayabek and lingling-o jewelry (dropping soon)

Styled with the New Chinoy Barong (Tayabak) and lingling-o jewellery (coming soon) ✨

Shop now at vintagallery.com

What would it be like to go out of your way to the mom-and-pop shop instead of an established corporate business?

“It simply might not run that deep for you but when we step outside ourselves for a second, considering how things are made and how it got to you is a worthwhile thought to chase. If we have to participate in an often unfair capitalistic society, questioning if something we buy aligns with our values is the least we can do. After all, the first step of a revolution is recognizing that something has to change.”

Read the full blog post, “Small Business as a Revolutionary Practice: Reflecting On Our Consumer Daily Habits”, by Mariepet Mangosing on the blog now! Link in bio.

Maylee Todd in custom VINTA Gallery

Space Jam realness 🚀

I’ve known Maylee for over 20 years, she has always been a unique unicorn of a multimedia artist, so I was excited to create something amazing for her to wear to one of her latest gigs, curating an incredible new series: Woman and Nonbinary Artists in Tech at the in NY. She wanted spacey future Filipiniana–I think she came to the right place 💫🪐

Catch Maylee Todd’s other shows in Toronto, Ottawa, LA, New York, and more!

: Alyssa and AJ Rafael in VINTA Couture at the Unforgettable Gala 🔥

Alyssa’s looking absolutely stunning in our Abaniko Terno Mini Dress with a detachable train (made-to-measure) while AJ rocks the PAMANA Sampaguita Long-Sleeves Gardan Barong (available now). Always a pleasure getting to dress this *IT* couple – give it up for the two of them! 👏🏽

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: Ana Serrano in VINTA Couture

Aside from being one of the producers of Prison Dancer (), Ana Serrano () is also the president and Vice-Chancellor of OCAD University. The dress she’s wearing is a modified version of the Drape Front Terno, which Ana ordered as an homage to her lola who had a gorgeous wardrobe of chic ternos in the 1960s. We made an edgier version to suit Ana’s personal style with the tri-colour pleated tulle, and latex-look bodice and underlayer (of the skirt) which she paired with black platform boots. It’s giving Ariel and Ursula Disney anti-princess 😌🖤

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A new PAMANA drop is here 🖤 Capsule 2.1 features the Tie Front Terno–now in black!

This holiday season (and all seasons tbh) shop small, independent, ethical businesses! When you shop small you’re funding real people’s livelihoods

Maraming salamat for your continued support!

(Btw we’re also having a sari-sari sale all December 😉)
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Need help figuring out what to get your friends and family for the holidays? We’re here to help! We’re excited to present our ultimate Holiday Gift Guide, curated by the VINTA Gallery team 😋

If you’ve been hesitant about buying gifts this holiday season, make sure to support small businesses so you’re supporting real people, not big corporations! Though some may think otherwise, we are still a Filipina-owned and run small business and we are proudly and ethically handcrafted in the Philippines ✨
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LA friends! Remember that opera Caroline designed costumes over the summer? Well the premiere of this Filipinx written, composed, designed, and choreographed performance will be screened this cominng Sunday!! If you missed the original premiere, we highly reccomend coming to the screening. There will be an artist talk with the collaborators after.

Now more than ever, it is essential that we fight to tell our own stories on our own terms. We feel lucky to be able to share this work and space with the community at large. Cheers! 🪩

Join LACE and Micaela Tobin () for a special screening of APOLAKI: OPERA OF THE SCORCHED EARTH. Following the screening, Micaela will host an artist talk with artists and collaborators Jay Carlon (), Carlo Maghirang (), and the Liyang Network (). Light refreshments will be provided.

Sunday December 10, 2023 | 2-5 pm
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Limited free parking available on site
Free admission – RSVP to [email protected]

APOLAKI: OPERA OF THE SCORCHED EARTH is a new experimental opera by Filipino-American composer Micaela Tobin in collaboration with installation designer Carlo Maghirang, costume designer Caroline Mangosing, and dancer/choreographer Jay Carlon. Continuing her celebration of the pre-colonial mythologies of the Philippines, Tobin’s new work tells the story of Apolaki, the precolonial God of Sun and War, who finds themself lost in a foreign and unfamiliar land (present day Tongva Land/Los Angeles) after being displaced from the Philippines by Spanish colonizers. This opera is a radical meditation on the complex relationships between settler colonialism, migration, and diaspora, and invites the audience to join Apolaki in this immersive pilgrimage, premiering at the historic and storied Zorthian Ranch overlooking the Los Angeles Basin.

Adding these to the wishlist 🔥 Complete your ‘fit with beautiful Freshwater Palawan Pearls–now in silver! The Half-Braid Chain Necklace and the Hoop Drop Earrings are now available for purchase! More coming soon

Oh and did we mention it’s 15% off!? All sari-sari accessories are 15% off until December 8! Discount automatically applied at checkout. Shop now to receive them before the holidays 🖤

Sale excludes Custom Map of the Philippines
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It’s time for our last giveaway: the iconic Terno Harness! This quintessential VINTA terno features our savage embroidery design, ‘Walang Hiya at Walang Utang Na Loob’ that you all know and love. And now 1 lucky winner will receive their very own harness! 🔥

To enter the giveaway:
1. Like this post
2. Tag 2 friends
3. Share this post on your story
4. Sign up in the link in our bio

You can sign up for all giveaways. Each giveaway will last 1 week and the winner will be randomly selected on Wednesday 6:00pm EST.

November 10-15: Pearl Package
November 16-22: Know Your Fu***ng History Package
November 23-29: Walang Hiya at Walang Utang Na Loob

Good luck!

‼️IMPORTANT NOTE‼️This is our only account. You will be EMAILED on November 30 if you have won. We will NOT message you on Instagram or any other social media. We will announce the winner on our story once you have confirmed and accepted the giveaway.

Our Black Friday sale is here! Get 20% off your order from Nov 17-27. No code necessary. The discount will be automatically applied at checkout.

We’ve also dropped 2 new pieces for you to sn**ch up—the Peplum Terno (Mustard) and P***y Bow Shift Dress (Navy Blue).

Go to vintagallery.com to shop modern Filipiniana and enjoy free shipping while you’re at it 😘

Sale excludes made-to-measure and custom orders
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Know your f**king history!!! The 2nd package of our 3 giveaways includes our new, exclusive, and soon-to-be-released “Know Your Fu***ng History” T-shirt and a Map of the Philippines art print of your choice*

To enter the giveaway:
1. Like this post
2. Tag 2 friends
3. Share this post on your story
4. Sign up in the link in our bio (vintagallery.com/giveaway)

You can sign up for all giveaways. Each giveaway will last 1 week and the winner will be randomly selected on Wednesday 6:00pm EST.

November 10-15: Pearl Package
November 16-22: Know Your Fu***ng History Package
November 23-29: ?

Good luck!

‼️IMPORTANT NOTE‼️This is our only account. You will be EMAILED on November 16 if you have won. We will NOT message you on Instagram or any other social media. We will announce the winner on our story once you have confirmed and accepted the giveaway.

*Custom Map is not eligible for this package

Hi Vinta Friends. We’re still here. Still fighting. Still rebelling. Still working.

We’re in the streets AND the office, kasi we still have to run a business and make sure that our ppl get paid and fed. We’re in this for the long haul.

Here’s a pic of me cussing out a Z!on!st at Gal Gadont’s whack screening, and wearing a shirt that will be released soon. The more I learn about history, the more confident I feel in my convictions. It informs my rage, grounds my practice, and invigorates my commitment. I hope this empowers you the same way that our barongs and ternos do. Know your f**king history. Power to the mf ppl.

XOXO,
Syd

*not debating folks that don’t know a sliver of history lol.
**if you were at the sample sale, you got lucky early access.
***I’ll talk more about the inception of this shirt when it comes out.

Hi Vinta Friends. We’re still here. Still fighting. Still rebelling. Still working.

We’re in the streets AND the office, bc we still have to run a business and make sure that our ppl get paid and fed. We’re in this for the long haul.

Here’s a pic of me cussing out a Z!on!st at Gal Gadont’s whack screening, and wearing a shirt that will be released soon. The more I learn about history, the more confident I feel in my convictions. It informs my rage, grounds my practice, and invigorates my commitment. I hope this empowers you the same way that our barongs and ternos do. Know your f**king history. Power to the mf ppl.

XOXO,
Syd

*not debating folks that don’t know a sliver of history lol.
**if you were at the sample sale, you got lucky early access.
***I’ll talk more about the inception of this shirt when it comes out.

VINTA Gallery is having not 1, not 2, but 3 giveaways! For the next 3 weeks we will be giving away 3 different packages to 3 different winners. This week we are starting with a Pearl Package. Get the chance to win 3 Palawan Freshwater Pearl accessories of your choice! Pick from our variety of earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. As long as we have it in stock, it’s yours!

To enter the giveaway:
1. Like this post
2. Tag 2 friends
3. Sign up in the link in our bio (vintagallery.com/giveaway)

You can sign up for all of 3 giveaways. Each giveaway will last 1 week and the winner will be randomly selected on Wednesday 6:00pm EST.

November 10-15: Pearl Package
November 16-22: ?
November 23-29: ?

Good luck!

‼️IMPORTANT NOTE‼️This is our only account. You will be EMAILED on November 16 if you have won. We will NOT message you on Instagram or any other social media. We will announce the winner on our story once you have confirmed and accepted the giveaway.

In the spirit of decolonizing and FAHM, we would like to highlight Morro Bay and its usage as a point of celebration.

I remember when I first noticed the diaspora celebrating Filipinos as the first documented Asians in the US, I thought to myself, "1587 sounds like a skep year to celebrate.." After a quick google, I unsurprisingly found out that it was a colonization expedition headed by Spain during their occupation of the Philippines. In addition, both Luzon Indians (the people we recognize as the first landing of Filipinos) and Chumash people (indigenous natives to Morro Bay) died at this attempt of colonization. Is this something to be proud of?

The critical analysis of October 18, 1587 is ESPECIALLY relevant to current events and the Palestinian Liberation because it forces us to examine our own history and what decolonizing looks like for all occupied communities. I love the cultural renaissance the Filipinx diaspora is currently having, but decolonizing (which has many many forms) must also be at the forefront. Decolonizing is inherently celebrating, because it the process of CRITICAL preservation of our culture and history.

Peace and Liberation for ALL folx.

A rally call to my Kapwa:

As a Filipinx-Jewish-American, it is my responsibility to call my Kapwa in right now. I wrote about my feelings and how I am ashamed and embarrassed at how largely silent the Filipino diasporic community in the US has been amidst the global crisis at hand, especially during Filipino American History Month. “From Palestine to the Philippines, stop the US war machine!”

Don’t tell me this ethnic cleansing does not apply to you. If you don’t like what we have to say, then unfollow us. Those who cower in “neutrality” as we watch genocide happen in real time do not deserve to wear our clothes.

STAND UP.

Read the blog for my full statement. I included some easy resources to read and watch about the occupation to help provide historical context for those who don’t know where to start, or are searching for more.

May tomorrow bring us more justice and peace.

- Syd

Los Angeles! Join us at the VINTA Gallery Salon & Sample Sale on Sunday, Oct 29th! Let’s close off Filipino-American History month with intellectual and critical conversations about Filipino-American history and the Filipino diaspora. The Salon & Sample Sale will not only be a celebration of Filipino culture, but also a place for community, knowledge, and critical thought.

Browse and purchase VINTA Gallery merchandise in-person and get up to 50% off select items!

As alcoholic beverages will be served at the event, we require all guests to bring a valid ID.

You MUST RSVP to attend (vintagallerysalon.eventbrite.com)

October 29, 2023 | 12:00PM-6:00PM
1056 S. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles

12:00PM | Doors Open
3:00PM | Salon Begins
4:00 | FAHM Closeout with music by Hey Aswang (guests are still able to to shop at this time until doors close)
6:00 | Doors Close

See you there! 🫶🏽
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🔥 HOT NEW DROPS! 🔥 This one is for all our boss baddies taking meetings! 🫡

The Low Back Shoulder Sheath Terno Dress features a low-v cut in the back and side panels to compliment the curves of your body, giving you that signature VINTA Gallery chic you’ve come to know and love!

The Checkered Grid Terno Dress is an ultra flattering A-line Terno Dress with an inverted pleat; both bold and commanding in the best ways.

These bossy ternos are easy to dress up or dress down for any setting. (We think it’s perfect for that next meeting, presentation, or fancy dinner).

See you at the next function!
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| Filipiñana | wear your culture everyday

🔥 HOT NEW DROPS! 🔥 These ones go out to all my bold and bossy ladies out there!

The Checkered Grid Terno Dress is an ultra flattering A-line Terno Dress with an inverted pleat; both bold and commanding in the best ways.

The Low Back Shoulder Sheath Terno Dress features a low-v cut in the back and side panels to compliment the curves of your body, giving you that signature VINTA Gallery chic you’ve come to know and love!

These bossass dresses are easy to dress up or dress down for any setting. (We think it’s perfect for that next meeting, presentation, or fancy dinner)

Available on vintagallery.com now!
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Des looking like a wholeass off-duty model in our Filipino Deco Crop Barong and Freshwater Palawan Pearl Hoops! We’ll be selling both items at Mayumi Market this Sunday, Oct 15 at Common Space Brewery in Los Angeles. Come see us and grab some of other iconic VINTA Gallery pieces 🖤

RSVP link in bio
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: September went by so quickly, but at least ya’ll looked good in it though! ✨

Make sure to tag us next time you wear your VINTA Gallery outfit!

Featuring:
- AJ in the Unisex Short Sleeved Barong (Kontra Katatagan), photos by
- Daniella in the Peekaboo Terno Top
- Melannie in the Deep-V Headmistress Terno
- Kathryne in the Sheath Terno Dress with Slit (Sumpa Kita Print)
- Justin in the PAMANA Sampaguita Box Barong
- Marcus in the Two-Tone Mens Waist Cropped Barong

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Kicked off Filipino-American History Month at the Gala this weekend with some of our VINTA friends 💕

Big big shoutout to for all the hard work they do for the Filipinx community. 51 years of Filipinx youth programming, mental health services, and affordable housing services. Community care requires us to show up for each other in the most demanding (and often unseen) ways, so it is an honor to celebrate and sponsor our kapwa and to be seen by each other on a special night made just for Filipinxs.

Support your local initiatives like . That’s representation.

Special thanks to for being our date and connecting us with the LA Filipinx community, for capturing the community, , , and for CONSTANTLY championing our ppl, and ED of SIPA for heading and doing the whole damn thing!
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🖤 PAMANA 2.0 COMING VERY SOON 🖤
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Syd out and about casually looking fire in our PAMANA Midi Lace Sheath Terno Dress 🔥 Who says you can’t wear your terno doing groceries? Not us! Wear your culture everyday cuz we’ve got some cool s**t 😌
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Modern Filipiniana | Filipiñana | Rebel Filipiniana | fashion designer | Filipino fashion | Philippines | luxury fashion | style | streetstyle | streetwear | wear your culture | custom couture | new product | embroidery | handmade | ethical | sustainable | small business | e-commerce

: Handloomed Belted Poncho & Ifugao Bahag Dress (Hinulgi)

Ethically sourced directly from , the Unisex Handloomed Belted Poncho is a Kalinga-inspired modern woven design by the talented folx at Ifugao Nation. The poncho’s particular design takes its inspiration from the Kalinga woven star motive called “sinambituwan.” Wear it with the belt it comes with, without the belt, or with a different statement belt!

The Handloomed Ifugao Bahag Dress is made with handloomed Ifugao textile, also ethically sourced directly from Ifugao Nation. The weave design is called hinulgi, which means “ancestor guardians.” The dress is inspired by the bahag, the traditional men’s loin cloth, of the Cordilleras region.

Both of these beautiful garments are available in small quantities on vintagallery.com ❤️
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