Filipino Shirts: From the Barong to the Graphic Tee

When people search for Filipino shirts, they could mean a formal barong or a graphic tee. Here's the full range.

Barong Tagalog

The classic: embroidered, sheer and worn untucked. Long-sleeve for formal events.

Polo barong

The short-sleeve version, popular for office wear and semi-formal events in the Philippines.

Camisa de chino

A simple collarless shirt, usually white, seen in folk dances.

Barong-style mesh tees

A modern streetwear take: the barong look printed on breathable mesh, with a relaxed boxy fit.

Filipino graphic tees

Tees with Baybayin, mythology, heroes and history. They're the easiest way to wear your culture every day.

Which should you get?

For a wedding, get a barong. For everything else, a heritage tee or barong-style mesh tee works anywhere.

Wear the story

Find your shirt. Shop UGAT tees. UGAT means roots. Know yours.

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Shop the Ugat Jersey Collection

Wear the history. Our mesh jerseys put Filipino heroes and Baybayin front and center, $72 each.

Kalayaan Jersey — Maroon mesh with a hand-drawn U honoring the heroes of Philippine independence. KALAYAAN 98 on the back. Shop now →

Pilipinas Jersey — Navy mesh with Lapu-Lapu and the warriors of Mactan, Baybayin across the shoulders and PILIPINAS 63 on the back. Shop now →

Delano Manong Jersey — Brown mesh honoring the Filipino farmworkers who started the 1965 Delano Grape Strike. Shop now →

See all jerseys in the Ugat shop.