The UKAY-UKAY / UK / RILIP phenomenon

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June 19th, 2007 iloilo lover Posted in General, Ilonggo pop culture 6 Comments »

Ukay-ukay or UK or RILIP…that’s what we Ilonggos call the second-hand imported clothes, bags, shoes, bed sheets, and curtains that are sold at Iloilo’s public markets and plazas and street corners. Ukay literally means to make a mess and that’s what Ilonggos do as they dig into towering mounds of clothing for their best find. The term Ukay-ukay can also be shortened to UK thereby lending it a sosi or sosyal (classy) image. The term RILIP is derived from relief (relief goods) . It is said that the first ukay-ukays some years back were originally meant as aid sent from America for calamity victims in the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »

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lipstickgallery
posted on Sunday, Jul 10, 2011 11:11AM [Report]

we have many shops like that here..
sometimes you find some really good things..
especially in trendy areas like paddington.
market in sydney .
we call it "going tatting"..
but I dont look for clothes. sometimes find great antiques.