| What is it with ladies and dresses. Most ladies find | | | | is the use of bright colors. My wife is from the |
| it difficult to walk past a dress shop that is having | | | | Philippines and I can testify to the condition of her |
| a sale. They have to take any opportunity to add | | | | wardrobe. |
| to their wardrobe especially dress wise. Of | | | | It is called the Amelda Marcos Syndrome. |
| course., this counts for shoes and handbags and | | | | Remember when the Marcos family had to flee |
| other accessories too. If you look inside a ladies | | | | the country and they checked out the presidential |
| wardrobe you will probably find an exhaustive | | | | palace where they had lived. They counted so |
| array of dresses and gear to suit any occasion. | | | | many hundred pairs of shoes in her wardrobe. But |
| Well, she has to be ready to go anywhere at any | | | | it is a common trait of the Philippine ladies as with |
| time even though she will probably buy a new | | | | most ladies everywhere. Collect shoes and |
| outfit for each special event. | | | | handbags. At our house my wife has to use the |
| This is very important for a lady. It is very | | | | spare bedroom just for her clothes. The shoes |
| important for her to look good for her man but | | | | and handbags don't fit in there too. They occupy |
| especially for all the other ladies who will be there | | | | all of the linen cupboard which is just full of them. |
| scrutinizing her every piece of clothing. Remember | | | | The point here is that a Philippine lady is an expert |
| the old joke of a lady at a celebrity ball. The first | | | | on ladies fashion especially dresses and shoes and |
| lady that she met inside said, " Mary, that dress | | | | handbags. So what I am saying is, if you can find |
| looks better on you every year" Some people | | | | a Philippine lady with a dress shop or shoe shop |
| can be very catty and some do it intentionally | | | | you can be assured of finding a great range of |
| because they want to always be top dog of the | | | | good designer styles. I know that every time we |
| fashion scene. That is OK if you can afford it. | | | | go out just to go shopping we get admiring looks |
| Some of the catwalk stuff we see on the TV | | | | because my wife is always dressed to kill. Always |
| cost an absolute fortune. | | | | very smart and always very bright and colorful |
| Have you ever noticed that many third world | | | | and always trendy. |
| countries seem to love bright colors when they | | | | So that is the tip. Find a Philippine lady with a |
| dress. Look at some TV shows on Africa or | | | | dress shop and you know you will always find |
| South America or the Philippines and you will see | | | | new and exciting styles that will make you always |
| lots of very colorful dresses and all looking very | | | | look smart and trendy too. You will usually find |
| smart. It does not seem to matter how poor you | | | | these at a great price as well. A Philippine lady will |
| are, it is important for a lady to always look good. | | | | take great pride in selling something that is nice |
| If cash is a problem then she will use ingenuity to | | | | rather than something with a big profit. |
| make sure she is always out there and one way | | | | |