Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Filipino Bag Designer : Paul Herrera
If you have not heard of the designer Herrera twins, then its safe to say you are not 'in' with the Filipino fashion crowd. The twin I'll be featuring today is the outspoken, uber friendly and maka-GG twin, Paul Herrera.
Paul Herrera will not claim to be just any designer, but a bag designer. Paul got his start in the bag designing business when he worked for the famous Amina Aranaz for a couple of years.
As well as newspaper & magazine editorials - the latest of which is a feature in Metro mag this month - Paul also showcased his collection at the Philippine Fashion Week and sold literally most, if not all of his bags after the show. One of the celebrity customers during that night is Philippine Fashion Week TV host Sarah Meier who, if Im not mistaken, bought 2 bags, one of which is the most popular V bag. V because Im not sure if it was the Vertigo or Venom. :D
Venom
A couple of weeks ago Paul had his evening bag launch at Naomi in SM Megamall. Naomi is a fine jewelry store with most pieces ranging more than P100,000 each. They will now also be the exclusive distributor/retailer of Paul Herrera bags. The story goes, all the bags launched were sold the first hour of the event, during cocktails, before the mini fashion show and that due to public demand, he was forced to put out more bags he had already designed before.
What's different about Paul's bags is that he is "anti-mass production". Meaning, if you are lucky enough to snatch a bag from him before it sells out, you are assured that you have a unique piece right there.
A few of the bags launched were these:
Top to Bottom: Oleander, Yocasta & Antigone Wristbag
Asteroid
Black Monarch
Suffice it to say, the launch was a success as literally only a couple of bags were left not sold, as of this writing. Paul even had to get out some bags which werent supposed to be part of the launch because of the demand of the guests there. At each of the bags ranging from 15K or more, can you imagine how much he scored at the launch?
See more of Paul's bags displayed at Naomi, as well as his website: http://paulherrerabags.com/
Red Anji
Nebula
GlimmerTuesday, September 1, 2009
Stylebreak's Skeleton Tops
I was bookmarking Multiply shopping sites in my browser last night when I came across Stylebreak. I have actually seen their stuff before (they're on my contacts list) and know they're more of the edgy, punky look with all the ripped bottoms they're selling.
I was attracted to their stuff, but know that the style just isnt me. Im more into the elegant, sexy, cutesy look, although on some days I do go haywire and just dress pretty edgy.
I love looking at ripped skinny jeans, i.e...
... but they're crossing the line for me. So when I was checking their stuff out again, I came across this gorgeous top which I am just salivating over till now: 
inspired by this music video:
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