Pretty Colors

The girlfriend was looking to borrow an inexpensive kebaya to wear out for a dinner. But I umm.....chucked out all of mine. The precious kebayas and handmade slippers gifted by my grandmother have been lovingly framed up into pieces of art. Those aren't exactly what I call 'retrievable'.

When the other girlfriends' told me the jaw-dropping prices of their kebayas, I decided I don't want to be responsible for something that I'm not wearing. So I looked for alternatives. Kebaya tops that aren't so delicate with machine-made embroidery rather than something hand sewn, but just as pretty; batik skirts that aren't handprinted, but machine completed. In this way, said girlfriend won't feel heartache if the wine and food stains appear on the clothes.

The kebaya is needed urgently. There isn't time to tailor an inexpensive new piece. It has to be bought off-the-rack, which isn't at all ideal for a kebaya. Someone's someone's someone's cousin owns a shop selling simple day kebayas in People's Park Complex. I didn't want to know where and how. All I did was to send some specs over, and this friendly source very promptly procured it and sent the required pieces at no charge to me. All of these, done within 12 hours from time of request to receipt of clothes. AWESOME. I'll return the favor another day, in another way.

The white and blue combination pictured below is for said girlfriend. The pink and brown combination above is for her little girl to wear as a matching thingy as well! I'm quite pleased with them. In my grandmother's time, these are the day-to-day kebayas. However, in contemporary fashion, they can pass off for a themed event with a full face of make-up and hair properly done. Methinks they look pweddddy. Said girlfriend likes them enough. Whewwwww. Task completed!