Plain Insane

Going to Plains and Prints during a sale is a dangerous thing. You walk in casually, without any intention of getting anything, then BANG! It hits you. Not only are their clothes nicely designed and well-made, they're also ridiculously cheap. So cheap that you end up walking out with these.



Yup, talk about a mother lode. Then again, it's also the store's fault. If they had bigger bags, people wouldn't look like they emptied the stores of all their contents.

But with a word like this, how can't you.



Among the local brands, I find Plains & Prints as the brand that tends to experiment more when it comes to cut, material and embellishments. They take the trends and tone them down to make it wearable for everyday. So while it isn't as generic as Kamiseta, it also isn't too "out there."




Among the great buys from this lot (which means there's another one in the offing) are these beauties:

A classic black shift with a skirt that's a cross between a tulip and a bubble.



A printed halter with just the right sheen.



And a black eyelet and swiss cotton blend jumpsuit. Playful, but still elegant.



After this round of finds, I'm beginning to think that the Plains & Prints sale is Manila's answer to the H&M and Zara sales in HKG.