Darren Criss wears barong Tagalog for his New Orleans wedding

Emmy award-winning actor and musician Darren Criss married his fiancee Mia Swier wearing a barong Tagalog as a tribute to his roots during a four-day wedding celebration that started on February 14 in New Orleans.

Filipino fashion designer Francis Libiran said in a post on Instagram that Darren honored his Filipino heritage by wearing the traditional barong Tagalog exclusively designed by Libiran himself during the extravagant wedding.

 

 

 

 

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On Vogue (@vogue) (@voguemagazine): Hollywood star Darren Criss (@darrencriss) honored his Filipino heritage by wearing a traditional Barong Tagalog exclusively designed by @FrancisLibiran on his extravagant wedding in New Orleans. Here, Darren dances with his Filipino mother Cerina. #FrancisLibiran #DarrenCriss Read more: https://bit.ly/2Sk7Aoq

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Feb 22, 2019 at 4:43am PST

According to Vogue, Criss wore an off-white custom Giorgio Armani shawl-collared tuxedo trimmed with silk grosgrain for the wedding ceremony itself. He soon changed into the custom-designed barong Tagalog during the reception where he was able to dance with his Filipino mother, Cerina.

 

 

 

 

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We are on Vogue @vogue @voguemagazine! Take a look at multi-awarded Hollywood actor Darren Criss’ (@darrencriss) most talked about wedding where he wore a custom-made @FrancisLibiran Barong Tagalog celebrating his union with Mia Swier. ???? #FrancisLibiran #DarrenCriss Read more: https://www.vogue.com/article/mia-swier-darren-criss-vera-wang-wedding-new-orleans

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Feb 22, 2019 at 2:23am PST

The intricately embroidered barong hand-woven from pure pineapple fabric was based on the famous tattoo patterns of the indigenous people of Cebu, said Vogue. —Kaela Malig/KG, GMA News