LOOK: Senators dress up for first day of 19th Congress

Facade of the Senate of the Philippines building. (FILE PHOTO)

Zubiri arrived at the Senate with his wife Audrey. The newly-installed Senate president wore an embroidered barong tagalog, while his wife donned a nude baro’t saya. (Photo by DANIZA FERNANDEZ / INQUIRER.net)

Legarda wore an over two-decade old kimona, made of piña, designed by Patis Tesoro. The new Senate President Pro Tempore embellished her look with layers of necklaces and a handwoven pinya seda with traditional hand-embroidered full callado with alsado multipurpose tapis. (Photo by DANIZA FERNANDEZ / INQUIRER.net)

Villanueva, along with his wife Gladys, went to the Senate wearing a barong tagalog and black dress made by their good friend Paul Cabral. (Photo courtesy Office of Sen. Joel Villanueva)

Angara came to the Senate with his wife Tootsy, who is sporting a white off-shoulder white gown designed by Michael Leyva. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Sonny Angara)

Pimentel and his wife Kathryna walked through Senate halls, wearing a barong tagalog and a Filipiniana dress. (Photo from the Twitter account of Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III)

Binay wore a white traditional Filipiniana terno made by Randy Ortiz. The terno accents an all-piña fabric from Aklan with the sleeves done in callado embroidery. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Nancy Binay)

Dela Rosa donned a barong tagalog with patterned sleeves made by Edgar Buyan from Davao.  Meanwhile, his wife Nancy Comandante rocked a two-part set with white and blue flowers embroidered across the front.  (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa

Ejercito went to the 19th Congress’ opening, wearing a barong tagalog from clothing brand Cocoy Lizaso. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. JV Ejercito)

Escudero, in a simple and classic barong, walked into the opening of the 19th Congress alongside his wife Heart Evangelista, who was wearing an oatmeal-colored  Filipiniana dress. (Photo from the Facebook page of Sen. Francis Escudero)

A classic barong look is subtly spiced up by Estrada through a small Philippine flag enamel pin on his collar. (Photo from the Facebook account of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada)

Gatchalian flaunted his white barong tagalog with patterned short sleeves upon reaching the Senate. (Photo from the Twitter account of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian)

Go, a longtime aide of former President Rodrigo Duterte, wore a barong tagalog with intricate embroidery and a small Philippine flag etched on the chest area. (Photo from the Facebook page of Sen. Christopher Go)

Lapid kickstarted the 19th Congress sporting an abaca-fabric barong tagalog by Marlon Tuazon of Porac, Pampanga. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Lito Lapid)

Marcos showed off a royal blue terno printed with images of farmers which, according to her, “[showcases] the Marcoses’ heart for agriculture.” (Photo from the Instagram account of Sen. Imee Marcos)

The neophyte senator officially marked the start of his career in the Senate donning a department store-bought barong. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Robinhood Padilla)

Poe wore a dress crafted by Sabangan Inabel weavers of Ilocos, which was further beautified through the artistic beadwork of the T’boli tribe in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Grace Poe)

Like many of his colleagues, Revilla chose for the first day of the 19th Congress a classic barong, but his piece boasted of wider abstractions for its design. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr.)

To welcome the 19th Congress, Tolentino, the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, picked a traditional barong tagalog. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Francis Tolentino)

For his first official day as a Filipino lawmaker,  Tulfo opted to go simple with a barong tagalog and black slacks combination. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Raffy Tulfo)

The older Villar in the Senate went for a short and simple style as she wore an above-the-knee length barong dress to the opening of the 19th Congress. (Photo courtesy of the Senate of the Philippines)

Cynthia’s son, who won his first senatorial seat in the May 9 polls, kept things clean and effortless with a classic barong buttoned up to the neck. (Photo courtesy of the Senate of the Philippines)

The opposition senator wore  a baro’t saya made from Aklan piña fabric and embroidered in Laguna province. (Photo from the Twitter account of Sen. Risa Hontiveros)

The older Cayetano in the Senate wore Cebu-based designer O.J. Hoffer’s ensemble, which used woven Yakan fabric from Zamboanga. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Pia Cayetano)

Cayetano, who wore an intricately designed barong tagalog, was accompanied by his wife, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano. (Photo from the Facebook account of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano)