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It takes three people about two days to drape Matoshi’s made-to-order gown on a mannequin. She said she’s been working “24/7” to keep up with demand for the fruity frock, which increased in demand by 738% in the first 10 days of August compared to July. “I taught myself,” said Matoshi, who lives part time in Tribeca but has been spending time in her native Kosovo, where her fashion line’s factory is located. The dress’ success is sweet revenge for the 24-year-old, whose application to the Fashion Institute of Technology was rejected in 2016.

#Strawberry dress plus

“I think people are seeing the dress as an escape from life right now,” Lirika Matoshi, the designer behind the playful piece, which also comes in plus sizes up to 18, told The Post. It’s a gloriously impractical $490 strawberry-studded midi-dress done up in pink tulle, glitter and ruffles that’s ubiquitous on Gen-Z Instagram and TikTok feeds - and has earned its own hashtag with nearly 10,000 posts showing fashionistas wearing the look while prancing in fields or lounging on picnic blankets. The must-have fashion item of summer 2020 isn’t a tie-dye sweatsuit or house slippers to shuffle around your apartment while working from home. When life gives you lemons, buy the #StrawberryDress. Prada’s $3,650 dress mocked for resembling a ‘Travelodge towel,’ ‘spare curtain’īusty woman called the ‘trashiest’ wedding guest everįall in love with these springtime wedding guest dresses for 2023 My mom's 'clown' friend wore a custom white gown to my wedding