1. Much as you want your daughter to be the belle of the ball, do not make her wear a dress design that is worn by a 40-year old. JS proms are for teenaged kids, mommies. Pastel colors and simple cuts look more appropriate and elegant for your beautiful daughters. They are going to formal dinners, not Disney on Ice.

2. Don't wear too tight clothes. It makes you look cheap. And NO, I am not being judgmental. It's part of etiquette po. Body hugging tank tops or shirts reveal too much and it makes you look like a walking invitation to every pervert on the face of Mother Earth. Should you choose to wear one, try to cover yourself up with a simple scarf that will complement your look. Sexy should always be sosyal.

3. The perpetual mommy belly problem can be hidden by wearing wrap-around dresses that disguises that bilbil as just a few layers of fabric around your tummy. If not that, try wearing blouses with prints just above the hemline. It tricks the mind of your audience and diverts their attention to your pretty face instead.

4. If your neck is a bit short, don't further hide it with collared blouses. A round neck blouse partnered with a long necklace/choker gives more justice to that irreparable gift from Papa God. The necklace even makes your neck look longer.

5. If you've been unjustly deprived of height, avoid wearing dresses that are as long as the saya of your great grandmother. You'll look like a walking dress with a tiny human being inside. If not a one-piece dress, break the straight pattern and partner a blouse and skirt that are of different but complementing hues. Oh, and footwear that are open like the sophisticated strap shoes you can buy even at the palengke is better. Just don't overdo with the design. You're not enrolled to ballroom dancing classes, are you?

6. I can't even type the name down because it's disgraceful, but the p*kp*k shorts (que horror) is anything but sosyal. Wear that only when you're in a beach. Always remember that you will ride an escalator every time you visit a mall. Be considerate. You can't have mall maintenance sweeping off too many eyeballs that popped out. Once in a bowling alley at Eastwood, a girl wearing the hideous shorts threw the ball while her boyfriend's eyes were fixated only at her behind. Mag panty ka nalang, pinapahirapan mo pa kami. cheap short prom dresses

7. Don't wear too loud clothing. When I say loud, it means glaring colors. Neon prints were a fad in the 90's but it didn't last too long. No one wants to look like a traffic cone. And even too yellow (pasintabi po sa LP) is not flattering. For heaven's sake, you'll look like the daughter of Haring Araw. If not that, a walking gumamela.

8. Again and again, do not wear more than six items of jewelry all at the same time. The birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated only once a year. Christmas trees are put up only for two months. Paskong pasko lang ang peg mo when you wear too many accessories. Look at Trish Bautista. My God, the woman can rock a pair of pearl earrings and nothing more.

9. Don't show too much skin. Otherwise, magdala ka na din ng cardboard and ilagay mo na kung magkano per kilo ang iyong hita, braso, dibdib, at behind. My apologies for being so honest, pero hindi ka naman kinatay na baboy.

10. Ang makeup, ladies. Por dios por santo, huwag masyadong makapal at mahaba ang kilay. Huwag din masyado manipis because thin eyebrows makes you look years older. Smile when you put on blush, follow the cheekbones. At ang foundation, lechebells, don't look like you tripped and fell on a drum of polvoron. Make sure that you also even out the color by applying some on your neck, otherwise, you'll look like a severed head attached to a different body. Creepy.

...o siya, nangulit lang po. Bukas, proper manners naman in social functions ang topic natin. Remember that how you present yourself in public is extremely important. Power-dressing is a must. Leave 'em in awe. Gawing motto ang 'apre moi le deluge'. In Tagalog, manigas kayong lahat. ? ?