Checkout counter: Best of threads

MANILA, Philippines - We all remember those Sunday mornings when our moms would pick out our best clothes to go to Mass then Grandma’s house after. It was probably that lacey dress with the scratchy bow, or those baggy slacks and an oversized button-down “because you’ll eventually grow into it.” But for this year’s YS Prom, throw it all out ‘cause there ain’t no chaperones allowed in this shindig. But you still gotta put your best foot forward. We expect nothing but the best, and you better not rest on Sunday ‘cause you still gotta put your #YSProm look together.

But what exactly is the look, you ask? Since it’s our 20th birthday bagets bash, put on your #sundaybest and blow all the kids outta the water. It’s a little bit of this, a little bit of that: be daring in a deep-v cocktail dress, but keep it mommy-approved with a turtleneck peeking out, because you might want it to start with a kiss but keep it classy to stay up at bat. Throw it back to the ’70s in velvet or go child-friendly ’90s in light-up shoes — keep it jej, make it classy, just make sure there’s no half-assed measures.

Photographed by RALPH MENDOZA

Produced by NEAL P. CORPUS

Styled by SAM POTENCIANO

Modeled by ZAM OF ART PERSONAS