The Colorful Pattern of the Mexican Guayabera

A defining fact in Mexican men's pattern of clothing is the popular Guayabera, which has gained popularity not only in its country of origin but also in its fellow Latin American countries and some other faraway nations like the Philippines. History has it that the Guayabera emerged from Cuba and was made iconic in the Cuban culture but was instilled by the Philippines' Barong Tagalog with more updated versions donning embroidery and alforzas (or pleats).

The Guayabera's display of four pockets that are placed on the facade of the nifty shirt, vertical pleats that are found on both the front and the back sides, and slits on either side that are three inches long are top contrasts that made this piece of clothing truly original. Traditionally, it comes in plain white colors, donned with a simple black bowtie to equate the magnificence of the American's tuxedo that is best suited for formal moments such as weddings. The Guayabera is still in wide use by modern-day Latin Americans, especially Mexicans, and it was such a astonishment that its name was a rip off an urban folk take about a Cuban seamstress who created a four-pocketed shirt for her husband that was meant to carry his daily harvest of guavas (or guayabas in Cuba) from the fields.