Banana Republic x Roland Mouret Collection

Last 14th of August, Banana Republic has launched its new collection by fashion designer, Roland Mouret, at its recently renovated store in Greenbelt 5, Makati City.

 The short event was hosted by fashion bloggers, Camille Co and Lissa Kahayon. They also did a quick styling tutorial on turning a day/work outfit into an outfit perfect for a night out.

They also gave out free vouchers featuring 20% discount when one avails Php 8,000 or more worth of items. Our friend, Jen, bought 2 dresses worth Php 6,000 each but instead of paying Php 12,000, she only paid around Php 9,000+. They also awarded two best dressed women chosen by the fashion bloggers. 

I got to fit one of the dresses, and I had to choose a bigger size 'cause my size, 0, was already out of stock. I loved that Camille was very supportive of me trying on the same dress she's wearing. 

So I loved the wine and snacks from Bizu that were served to us. I liked the new collection 'cause they're very classy yet still wearable on a regular day. I also met new friends and had fun chatting with everyone.

Better Late than Never =P

I never made any effort in getting my own Starbucks Planner for 2010. Thanks to my friends who are indeed coffee addicts! haha!=)) Well it was unlike last year wherein I had to drink lots of coffee and bring lots of friends, including my grandmother to Starbucks, just to avoid turning myself into a diabetic. haha!=P

This year, I never attempted to collect stickers for the planner at first because I didn't like the planner that much. But since a lot of my friends already have it, I got pressured to own one! haha!


So to count all of my Starbucks purchases since the 1st week of December, it was only a total of 4 Grande Frappes (Holiday & Regular Flavors). It was on my 4th purchase that a friend of mine gave me his extra stickers, which left me in need of only 3 stickers more. Came January, my officemate took my sticker booklet so to fill the last 3 slots. And on the 2nd week of January, I finally got my planner!=)

My officemates and I didn't claim our planner together; but it was really cool that the three of us got different designs! It looked like a collection. Love it!

a bag's life (not the animated film!=P)

bags...bags...bags!!! it's actually one of the things i love collecting! why? because it makes even my most boring outfit fabulous!

well i started collecting bags in high school, the time when i had the most boring uniform, which looked like a saleslady's uniform in department store. i have been influenced by my aunts who love collecting bags especially those from Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Fendi.

so there, every time my family goes to Japan (our family's 2nd home) and goes back here in the Philippines, they always bring me a new bag. also, my aunt gives me some of the bags she's not using anymore so my signature bags are mostly from her. i love collecting bags that even my classmates and friends have noticed how i change bags everyday, and they even tell me what their favorites are from my collection. haha cool!

different bags are used for different occasions and different functions. in fact, bags' colors are often matched with an outfit's color as well. in my case, the color of my bag has to go with the color of my belt, my shoes, and my other accessories. i don't like it when the color of my top or the most dominant color of my dress is the same with the color of my bag. rather, it has to be the other way around--the color of my bag should at least be similar to the color of the least dominant color of my outfit. yay...so complicated.=P

a woman's choice of bag reflects her way of life, even her personality. for example, in spending a summer weekend at the beach, a young & bubbly woman brings a bright-printed summer tote like that of lacoste, a backpack from jansport or a travel bag from le sport sac; while a more mature and classy woman brings either a gucci suit case or an LV travel bag.
bag sizes aren't really important. there are some women who aren't comfortable of bringing small bags, just like me. well i prefer a quite larger one because i usually bring a lot of stuff for my regular daily activities. however, during parties, i really try my best to carry just a clutch, which would contain everything i'll be needing for that gathering. well of course, i'll try to lose everything just to make my stuff fit the very exquisite Aranaz clutches i'll be carrying. i super love Ms. Amina's designs...sooo unique...sooo Filipina!=)


so that's it. basically, i just wanna talk about bags since I'm deciding now what bag to use for tomorrow. i'll be going to a tv show taping so i think i'll be needing quite a big tote to fitthe clothes i'll be bringing. well you know, in the modeling world, everyone carries huge bags. haha! i even have a model friend who brings a rolling travel bag especially during photo shoots. haha!

that's it for now. sorry if i'm too lazy to take a picture of some of my bags. maybe next time.=)