My dress Back Story

For every dress, there is a back story...I found this one in my ukay spree. Modified the back for a little modern flare. I was going for a little vintage, somewhat conservative  for the 50th wedding anniversary we are attending and finding this one is just sweet. I know a few people who are so good at finding good stuff in an ukay ukay. Be it fifteen pesos or at a steep P1500. Ukay -ukay is a term used for pre owned clothes even shoes or bags and what not sold at a some very low prices, some of these goods were actually relief from other countries which for some reason ends up being sold (third world problem ). However, we buy in the justification that at least we are doing the earth some favor by reusing  and recycling. think this is one of my innate  skill - the eye for good finds in an ukay, my mom who my father lovingly and teasingly call Rq (Relief Queen) when he sees her having bought one too many stuff from these stalls. My cousins - Jp and Arlene and my bestfriend Sheree. 
Thanks to my mother for giving in to my fashion craze but at the same time providing balance she is the voice of reason. For instance, I wanted a dress with plunging neckline she will adjust it up to a level that shows some skin but just enough not to look scandalous, she adjust the hemlines and suggest styles that I would realize better fits me. We always reach some compromise because she is the one seaming the clothes while I'm designing. So did I mentioned I got this dress for 35 at one Sunday ukay ukay at our hometown?