ECO-ETHICAL STYLE takes center stage as Rags2Riches/RIIR Designer Line unveiled its Fall/ Holiday collection of signature bags and accessories. Created by premier designer Amina Aranaz-Alunan, the launch of RIIR-Aranaz’s Fall/Holiday collection is the collaboration of Filipino style connoisseurs – RIIR, Aranaz and Rajo Laurel, who graciously lent pieces from his couture collection to the runway muses of the event.
I am particularly impressed how every piece of RIIR-Aranaz collection has been meticulously-woven and comes with a tag that tells who the particular mother in Payatas made it – creating an instant bond between the maker and the bag owner. It also uplifts the mothers of Payatas out of poverty.
the mothers of Payatas with Chin-Chin Gutierrez (RIIR advocacy supporter)
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Last Wednesday, November 10, 2010, Jewelmer unveiled the most luxurious magazine in the Philippines via the one-of-a-kind version of 8th issue of Flow Magazine, that Jewelmer itself curated. This lovely hardbound edition sits on a handcrafted kamagong box inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl alongside a bedazzling golden South Sea pearl strand necklace and an engraved Mother-of-Pearl bookmark.
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I would not have had an inkling that I would be traveling to Kuala Lumpur and coming home to Manila with a yoyo I have always wanted to have, but have been putting away for a while now - A Pink Technomarine Cruise!
I don’t usually give in to signs like this.
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I first heard of Ice-Watch July this year and was so looking forward to its launch, which was held last September 1 at C3 Events Place in Greenhills. While I might have failed to join the rest of the media people in covering the event, I got my sweet husband to attend for me. Little did I know, he was coming home with no less than an eleven grand worth of Ice-Watch timepiece for me.
Ice-Watch Gold Rose
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These are the Kazuri beads the hubby got for my “pasalubong” (present/keepsake) from Kenya. I love them. These are actually a necklace and a bracelet. I just loved how they come together in harmony even as I wrapped the supposedly necklace together with the bracelet around my wrist.
Kazuri, which means “small and beautiful” in Swahili, began in 1975 as a tiny workshop experimenting on making handmade beads. The factory is located in what used to be part of the Karen Blixen Estate (of the Academy Award winning film “Out of Africa”) fame.
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Just when I recently blogged about my love affair with FitFlop, I get this news that counterfeit FitFlop is now widely available all over the metro.
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I’ve always been inconvenienced by my having to lug around with a heavy tote wherever. But truth is, I cannot leave home without it or any of the articles therein. After searching high and low, I finally found the handbag hanger that I want. I’ve seen several from accessory shops all over the metro but found none that appealed to me. Arts Cow did emphasize too that these are sturdy handbag hangers. Definitely nothing cheap like what we locally have. What is sweet about it is I was able to order customized handbag hangers for only $1.99! That’s $19.97 savings!
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I have always had this knack for anything artsy ever since I can remember. From learning to do bobs and layered hair styles in high school (yes, even before it was yet the “in” thing) to creating beads and swarovski sets that have traveled the world over. I have always been a do it yourself, crafty kind of person. There’s always this sense of fulfillment when you get the desired output. And I take pride showcasing my masterpieces. Here are a few I have saved from yester years.
I may have changed careers now. Nope. I don’t anymore trim my own hair. I don’t have the luxury of time experimenting on my crown like I used to. Nor do I weave pretty beads and swarovski pieces anymore. But it does not mean I have lost my love for beautiful things.
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When I went to cover an event at the Rockwell Tent for the Expo Mom 2010, I came in as MarriageandBeyond.com. I never would have thought that I would leave with more than just a single loot being KikayCorner.net. I love the accessories that I bought from Unshackled Chain. I’m posting pictures soon. Watch out for that. 
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We girls just love jewelry. Not jewelries. Just like you don’t pluralize baggage and luggage. It’s the same with jewelry. Just a quick note. It’s always fun to learn a thing or two from time to time.
Moving on, I have started collecting jewelry when I was little. It all started when my mom got me this fancy pearl set for my birthday until I started collecting real ones. Gifts from my mom still until I started earning my own keep at 21.
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