I left for the Philippines on July 10th and stayed there for five weeks. That trip was the epitome of "spontaneity". I only had a few clothes in my luggage and the rest were gifts for my family. On my second day of stay, my grandma took me to the market.
Markets in the Philippines consist of two parts: the wet and the dry. The wet market is where the fresh goods are including fish and meat. The dry market is where you'll find everything else: phone cases, trash cans, socks, pirated DVDs--you name it!
Since I didn't bring any house clothes, my grandma led the way to the dry market after doing some groceries so we could pick up some cheap shirts that I can wear at home during my stay.
And then I found this dress. For PHP 385 ($8.95).
Please excuse the hard lighting. #californiaweather
The dress became everyone's darling. My friends said that it's really flattering. I have to say that it's one of the most well-fitting dresses I own, almost as if it was made specifically to my measurements; the armholes aren't too loose, the shoulders aren't too wide, the elastic for the hip isn't too tight nor too loose. I have dresses which elastics are one way or the other. When it's too tight, it causes the dress to ride up, causing weird shapes that I'm not very happy about. When it's too loose, it doesn't serve any purpose. I love the length too. The struggle is real when it comes to skirt length since I'm pretty short. I want my dresses short enough to show off my legs and make myself look taller but not too short that I'll have to worry about what might be showing underneath.
Sometimes I wish I could be like those girls who could comfortably pull off wearing all these cute accessories and jewelry but no. I'm fine with cuffs and necklaces but when something's hanging loose on my body and I can feel it move and hear it jingle around, I just cannot. Hahaha. So to accessorize, I topped it off with some Cat Eye Clubmaster sunnies I recently got.
Tried really hard to look sweet in every photo. I'm really bad at that though.
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