Heart Evangelista showcases Filipiniana in Malacañang fashion show.

MANILA, Philippines — It was like the State of the Nation Address (SONA) red carpet all over again at Filipino fashion designer Michael Leyva’s Filipiniana fashion show last Tuesday held in Goldenberg Mansion, Malacañang Palace Complex, Manila.

The show was among the projects of First Lady Marie Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos to promote Philippine arts and culture in time for Buwan ng Wika.

Actress and fashion icon Heart Evangelista opened the show in a fully beaded Terno with train aptly called “Perlas ng Silanganan.”