South Forbes' sophistication

MANILA, Philippines - One of the most classic cultural expressions so ingrained into Filipino life is the barong Tagalog, an embroidered garment commonly worn during weddings and other formal events. Its elegance, while simple, is admired even by foreigners so much that they make it a point to have one for their use and collection.

Such appreciation for the finer things in life, as well as an admiration for foreign cultures, are equally ingrained in South Forbes Golf City, the country’s largest fully-integrated and all-themed golf resort city at the forefront of the Metro Sta. Rosa – Tagaytay corridor.

Weaving. Even with the introduction of machine-made embroidery, the majority of the modistas or seamstresses, fashion designers and tailors, still prefer to do embroideries by hand. Elaborate, dainty, colorful, intricate, imaginative, playful, provocative, original -- the embroideries, which can fetch huge sums, are works of art. A work of art, after all, is priceless.

Wear your most formal barong to every Chateaux de Paris clubhouse event.

In a place like South Forbes, the intricate weaving of its 5 Clusters of Excellence, where an internationally-themed Residential Cluster works in synergy with the Education, Business, Wellness, and Leisure Clusters, becomes the city’s priceless feature which earned it the Best Golf Community Development by the 2007 CNBC International Property Awards, the world’s most prestigious property awards programme, and, recently, the Highly Commended Award for Best Development by the 2010 Bloomberg Asia-Pacific Residential Award.