Max it out!

From the moment I saw that first Max and Cleo dress in HKG, I've always been on the lookout for that brand everywhere I go. That's why I enjoy those short trips to Guam because they carry them in the BCBG store, as well as Ross. Here in Manila, Max and Cleo is available both at Rustan's and SM.

Now SM throws spectacular sales and it's not surprising to see prices drop as low as the deepest trench. From March to April, they have this "Designer Dress sale", and among the brands on sale is - wait for it - Max and Cleo!

And on sale it is! Some of the dresses were on 70%-90% off! There was one rack full of exquisite dresses: from flirty cocktail dresses to summery floral frocks to tailored corporate shifts to shiny evening ensembles. When I started looking at the tags, I had to do a triple take because they were SUPER cheap. I'm not talking "relatively cheap" here. The dresses were really "super cheap."

Take this gray shift for example.



The tailoring is nice. The fabric is classic. It has pockets that make it functional. And there's a neck detail to keep it from looking too much like a headmistres' uniform. This is your quintessential day-to-night dress. Just throw over a cardigan or blazer for day, and use it as is at night.



The original price of this dress is P4000, and the sale price? A whopping P800! That's 80% off the original price!

And this is just one of the fabulous finds on the rack. There was a ruched chiffon dress, a pretty cotton dress with an origami detail on the neck, a tulle and silk dress with a bejeweled waist, a lace and crinkled chiffon cocktail number, and a black jersey dress with shirring on the shoulders. There were so many nice dresses, it made the act of choosing uber difficult.

But as Mona and I would say, why choose when you can get more than one?