How to wear piña today

MANILA, Philippines - Here’s a quiz on your piña know- how.

1. Piña is just for…

a. Your momma.

b. Your lola.

c. Your neighborhood drag queen with a nationalistic bent.

d. Anyone. No, really. Anyone.

2. You can wear piña with…

a. A shawl, ’cause you’re old school like that. (Operative word being “Old.”)

b. With your Filipiniana costume, ’cause you have a tiny mind and limited imagination.

c. Your teeny-tiny Topshop shorts.

d. Anything. No, really. Anything.

3. Piña is best worn in this silhouette…

a. Long, formal gowns as seen on Imelda

b. Short, barely-there dresses as seen on Miley

c. Prim, ladylike dresses as seen on everyone who lunches at Lusso

d. Anything. No, really. Anything.

Answers, in no particular order: D, D, D, D

Photos by RALPH MENDOZA, Styled by BEA LEDESMA, Assisted by FRANCINE GACRAMA, Makeup by YCIAR CASTILLO and EMMANUEL CONCEPCION for MAC, Hair by ALEE BENSON, Modeled by JESSICA TAN-GAN, JESSICA KIENLE, RAISA VARGAS and XANDRA ROCHA