Printed Matter: Bananas!

The type of prints that catch my eye are prints that aren't just decorative, but tell a story. When it has a theme, each detail of the print comes to life and one understands the narrative from where it came from.

Plains & Prints is a brand that's very good at this. After all "Prints" is in their name, so they're consistent in coming out with visually interesting and theme-driven prints for their clothes. 

For their Spring/Summer 2023 collection, there was one print that caught my attention the moment they put up the poster in their store. It's this tropical print with bunch of bananas, some flowers, and a dancing woman.

The print gave me "Chiquita" vibes and reminded me of those Chiquita ads that I'd see in the U.S. But make no mistake, bananas are very Filipino and is one of our top exports. So, it's fitting that this fruit finds its way into fashion.

This banana print is used in several Plains & Prints pieces. But the one that really stood out was this asymmetric dress with a ruffled top and button details in front.

The print, colour and cut work so well together. Giving the dress a tropical, calypso vibe that's a perfect summer dress.

It won't be hard to go bananas - both about the print and the dress itself.