I Heart Cherry Prints
I can’t exactly explain what it is about cherry prints I like so much, but suffice to say that I like them enough to change my mind about putting this white cherry-adorned dress on sale at the store. My boyfriend spotted it when he was helping me out at an ukay run and I was immediately attracted to the Stepford Wife-ish quality of the of the style. And yes, the cherry prints!
You can’t really make out the cherries from afar but you can see them better if you look up close. It’s also got an adorable oversized bow and little clear buttons, which are there for decoration purposes only. There’s actually no need to fiddle with buttons or zippers because the dress has a smocked back that lets the wearer slip it on and off like a t-shirt. I really do think this dress was made for bored housewives, if you know what I mean.
I’ve also got a black strapless cherry dress for evening wear! I bought it at a San Francisco thrift store last year for around $4 or $5 (very cheap for US thrift stores) and it’s been sitting in my closet ever since I got back, waiting for the right occasion to make its debut. The occasion turned out to be my cousin’s debut two weekends ago, but I ended up looking pretty out of place because the party was disco-themed. Oops. That’s what I get for not reading the invitation! Incidentally, a few weeks ago I spotted a college friend wearing a dress with the exact same print, except hers had a sweetheart neckline and a halter top. Turns out her dress was from a thrift store too, but a thrift store in Manila! I wish I had taken a photo of her dress to post here, but I didn’t have a camera on me that night.
As for my white cherry dress, it made its debut last Monday, when a camera crew from QTV came over to the house and interviewed me about my ukay-ukay blog. Apparently, someone nominated my blog for Janette Toral’s 10 Influential Emerging Blogs contest, and I didn’t even know until the interviewer informed me about it! Though I’m hardly influential or emerging, I was nonetheless flattered by the nomination and happy that someone actually thinks this blog deserves to be there. I don’t think I’ll win, but that’s all right – it’s enough for me to know that people actually read this blog, even if it’s a little self-absorbed. So thank you everyone for reading or linking to this blog, it means a lot to me. 
For those of you who’d like to see my segment, it’ll be on the show QTube this Thursday, 10:15 PM on Q Channel 11. If I can find a way to record the segment, I’ll probably post it on this blog the day after.
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
i have the white cherry print on a loose blouse of mine. XP i like both dresses!
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June 22nd, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Really? Did you get the blouse from ukay too?
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June 22nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
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June 23rd, 2009 at 3:58 am
ill watch it..
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June 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
The black one looks so good on you!
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June 25th, 2009 at 8:43 am
oooh! those are really pretty dresses! i like cherry prints, too! i have a two piece swim suit with cherry prints on them
congrats for your nomination and thanks for the tip about my shoe inquiry.
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June 26th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Such pretty dresses, and both become you. BTW, I was one of those who nominated you for the Top 10 Influential and Emerging Blogs. You definitely had me got interested in ukay-ukay finds! And well for the other reasons, you can check out my entry.
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June 27th, 2009 at 11:56 am
The cherry prints look great on you! I prefer them on a black background, though.
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June 27th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
awww the white dress looks GORGEOUS on you!
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June 27th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
AWww both dresses are so cute!
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July 1st, 2009 at 11:18 am
Please drop me an email if you decide to put the white cherry dress on sale. I’m absolutely in love with it! ??
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July 1st, 2009 at 6:21 pm
found this blog while looking for online stores… i think your blog is influential… and nasa pagdadala mo na rin yon. =)
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July 2nd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Love the black one! But I think both dresses really look good on you.
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July 3rd, 2009 at 12:36 am
Hi Lauren!
I saw you on TV (QTV 11) and you look great. Great outfit too. Is that the same cherry print dress you have on?
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July 4th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Gah! That dress is too perfect! It’s simply gorgeous! I waanttttt XD
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July 9th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
your blog got featured! i wanna watch it, do you haave a video of your interview. you deserve the nomination, .. ive linked this blog and your other one.
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July 16th, 2009 at 5:28 am
i absolutely looove white/light fabrics with cute patterns especially cherries and strawberries and i NEVER find them! i have searched the internet but all the items i do like are for dogs or kid sor sold out, if you ever sell your dress please please me me me me! i am a size small more or less
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July 20th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
saw that qtube episode. congratulations for being featured
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August 4th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
hi! love the prints! i also loved the dresses in your store but i couldn’t see the measurements of bust, waist and hips. can you help me?
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September 6th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
awesome. i got a dress just like this in baguio. but it looked a little more stepford daughter.
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