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Rafe Spring 2010 Photo Shoot Scene 1
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Rafe Loves…Aimee Tran
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Raison d’Etre: ”..in various degrees of longing, wistfulness, passion & agonizing confusion- the best of mankind’s youth start out in life. It is not even a view for most..but a foggy, groping, undefined sense of raw pain & incommunicable happiness. It is the sense of enormous expectation, the sense that one’s life is important, that great achievements are within one’s capacity, and that great things lie ahead..” -ayn rand
Job: professional hedonist.
Live: “move in waters shore to shore…” (bon iver)
Happiness: “Oh Yeeeeaahhh!” -Kool-Aid guy while bursting thru a wall
Brunch: Dim Sum in HK or Shanghai! Charcuterie set ups with local mongers…. glorious!
Drink: Ciroc vodka -on ice. –freshly squeezed grapefruit juice + Belvedere. tart & bitter Seville oranges.. fresh pressed apple juice… beers brewed by trappist monks in Belgium..
Eat: anywhere there’s love in the food…. pho on the streets of hanoi… hue food spreads in a buddhist temple… raw vegetables from the garden; straight into your mouth… white truffles… fat crispy/ chewy/ greasy NY pizzas.. NY bagels…tennessee BBQ.. canadian maple… perfectly tempered swiss chocolate…. glorious stinky cheeses… oaxacan tamales… tinola & crispy pata in the ‘ppines! singapore chili crabs! MANGOSTEEN!! Cebu mangos.. late summer georgia peaches that juice down your face… California avocados!! -proper artisan bread,- with the delicate crispy crust, shiny/ moist insides with a beautiful irregular crumb.. In-n-Out animal style burgers!
Escape: COUCH TIME! with T.V! & clean blankets & magazines & cocktails!
Read: Fountainhead. Brothers Karamazov. Lonely Planets. Wind up Bird Chronicles. Zen and The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance. Calvin and Hobbes. On Food and Cooking. Smut.! hehehe. MAGS: W. Vogue. New Yorker. Surfer’s Journal. Food Arts.
Listen: Rachmaninoff…Bon Iver…Mason Jennings.. Alkaline Trio… the sound of the cello… any sound that aches my heart..
Movies: Thicker Than Water. September Sessions. delicatessen. 2046. In the Mood for Love. Bleu. Cinema Paradiso. Sin City. Labyrinth. Amelie. Lynch. Battle Royale. Old Boy. Lady Vengeance. Bring It On. Old Disney’s. Babel. The Incredibles. Ninja Scroll. Army of Darkness. Ratatouille. The Sound of Music. Old Kung-Fu movies w/ my dad.
Indulge: everything…
Shop: RAFE!!!!! ~Craftsmen..Swiss watches.. Italian leather & cashmere.. Thai silk.. Vietnam pearls…(-I dress like a gypsy.) for make -up: Chanel: MAC: NARS.
Fashion or Splurge: Tom Ford. Louboutin. Marc Jacobs. Paul Smith for men.. Austin Scarlett/ Uli Herzner & Christian Siriano from Project Runway! So many more talented people…
Aspire: YOU!
Charity: Worldwide Orphans Foundations & Surfrider Foundation
Dream: I like: when I dream that I’m flying. I DISLIKE: dreams w/ my teeth falling out.
Accessory: Rafe is hotHAUTEhot! -**thanks Mare for bringing Rafe into my restaurants & introducing me to the AMAZING creator of my coveted purses!!!! ***
Rafe Loves…Prami Radcliffe
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Raison d’Etre: Love, laugh and shop till your hearts content!
Job: Public Relations Consultant
Live: Bali Hyatt, Sanur Bali
Happiness: Life’s simple pleasures; kissing my husband, being with the family, spending quality time with friends and spend some time alone each day.
Brunch: Kudeta, Bali
Drink: Kudeta in Bali, Omm Bar in Barcelona
Eat: Trussardi in Milan, Inopia and MOO in Barcelona, Sarong in Bali, Chateau de la Cevre D’Or in Eze, Montague in London
Escape: Portofino, Barcelona, Melbourne, London, Hong Kong
Read: British Vogue, Instyle, Harpers Bazaar
Listen: Music of the Night by Andrew Llyod Webber, Summer Sun by Koop, First Time by George Michael
Watch: Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, We Will Rock You (theatre shows in West End London)
Indulge: Spas, Siesta, OK magazine, Facebook
Shop: Santa Eulalia in Barcelona, Lane Crawford and On Pedder in Hong Kong, Harvey Nichols in London
Fashion: Stella Rissa, an upcoming Indonesian fashion designer
Aspire: No one in particular. I like to have fun with what I wear though most of the time it ends up pretty simple and it’s my own style.
Charity: Ashram in Bali. Ashram helps underprivileged kids to get opportunities for higher education.
Dream: I am living a dream!
Accessory: I love my Rafe Black “Emma” Convertible clutch. I can dress it up or down and wear it to work, parties or for leisure any time of day. But you get that with all Rafe bags to begin with, they’re so versatile and on trend!
One Day Rafe Charity Sale
Thursday, November 5th, 2009One day only – Rafe for a Cause to benefit Typhoon ONDOY Victims and Tapulanga Foundation scholars
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Promocentral Inc., 3/F Promenade Building
Street: 198 Wilson corner P. Guevarra, San Juan, Metro Manila
Phone: 0918.9197590
Email: joy@promocentral.net (Joy Barreiro)
This is it! 100% of the proceeds to benefit the Typhoon Ondoy victims and the Tapulanga Foundation scholars. That means every peso made will be donated. It’s definitely shopping for a cause.
Thanks to Joy Barreiro and Anne del Rosario for organizing this!
http://tapulanga.blogspot.com/2009/11/one-day-only-rafe-for-cause-to-benefit.html
Rafe Loves…Katie Karole
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Raison d’Etre: Still trying to figure that one out.
Job: Shopper extraordinaire (I wish)
Live: Soho
Happiness: A really high stiletto, La Mer moisturizing lotion, and my new Rafe Sasha Crystal Minaudiere
Brunch: Can’t go wrong with Pastis
Drink: I hate anything sweet. Depending on where I go out, I always order something refreshing. It’s definitely better for socializing.
Eat: Bar Pitti or Indochine
Escape: I turn off my blackberry.or fly to Miami. The sun is re-energizing and the perfect winter get-away from NYC.
Read: Zink, V, Spur
Listen: No favorites, but I grew up listening to my parent’s music like Led Zeppelin. I guess I never grew out of it, only more into it. Sometimes I wish I grew up in the 70’s.
Movie: Amelie
Indulge: Celeb gossip
Shop: I don’t think I could list them all! Obviously shopping in Soho.I just went on a mini spree at Curve on Mercer this weekend.
Splurge: Balenciaga, Balmain, YSL, Chanel
Aspire: Kate Moss. I envy the way she manages to make everything she wears look effortlessly put together and never like she’s trying too hard.
Charity: Barney’s, Bergdorf’s & Bendel’s
Dream: Be 10 pounds lighter
Accessory: I love my Rafe bags because their versatility. Rafe bags are so chic!
Rafe Loves…Ruffa Gutierrez
Thursday, October 1st, 2009.JPG)
Raison d’Etre: To fulfill a higher purpose in life, travel around the world, be a good mother and be of service to my fellowmen.
Job: Actress, TV Host www.ruffagutierrez.com
www.twitter.com/iloveruffag/
Live: Manila/ Los Angeles
Happiness: My 2 angels, Lorin & Venice. Being in the arms of the one I love.
Brunch: The Ivy (LA), Le Club 55 (St. Tropez), Circles (Shangri-La Manila)
Drink: Bellini’s at Hotel du Cap, Rose Bar in NYC, Lan by Philippe Starck in Beijing, Blackk in Istanbul, Le Caves du Roy in St. Tropez
Eat: Il Buco & Waverly Inn (NYC), Cut (LA), Shang Palace (Manila), Jade on 36 (Shanghai)
Escape: Maldives, the south of France, Amanpulo
Read: French & British Vogue, British Elle, Wallpaper, People, TIME, Vanity Fair
Listen: Madonna, Black Eyed Peas, European playlists on my iPod, Turkish music
Watch: All kinds of films…such a film buff! 
Love stories top the list.
Indulge: Caviar facials, designer bag shopping,
Shop: Hermes, Chanel, Maxfield & Kitson in LA, Barneys NY, On Pedder HK & Colette in Paris
Fashion: Givenchy, Alexander Wang, Lanvin, Azzedine Alaia
Aspire: Victoria & David Beckham, Madonna, Coco Chanel
Charity: Roof-A-Child Foundation, UNICEF, World Vision, Red Cross
Dream: For my children to finish their education in an Ivy League University.
Accessory: I love Rafe’s designs because they are fun, statement makers, unique, easy to mix and match, designed by a PINOY, a great investment! I love RAFE!!
Rafe Loves…Teresa Herrera
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Raison d’Etre: To love and be loved!
Job: TV host Project Runway Philippines
Live: Manila, Philippines
Happiness: Family, Beaches, Doggies, Love
Brunch: Cafe Cluny (West Village, NYC), Apartment 1B (Manila)
Drink: Chateau Marmont (LA)
Eat: Matsuhisa (LA), French Laundry (Napa), Hotel Cipriani (Venice), Pearl Oyster Bar (NYC)
Escape: Maldives
Read: Numero, Elle UK, British vogue, French Vogue, Nylon (US, Japan)
Listen: Black Eyed Peas, Kings of Leon, Bob Marley, Sublime
Watch: An affair to Remember
Indulge: Chocolate and Chilled Red wine (… in bed)
Shop: Colette (Paris), Fred Segal (LA), Joyce (Hong Kong)
Fashion: Nicolas Guesquire for Balenciaga, Ricardo Tisci for Givenchy, Alexander McQueen, Peter Som, and Alexander Wang
Aspire: Carine Roitfeld
Charity: Trees for the Future
Dream: To own an Eco chic luxury resort one day in the Philippines
Accessory: I love Rafe because he truly understands a modern girl’s need for a combination of something fashionable, modern, and functional at the same time. They are my go to bags for all occasions whether I’m running around town or out for an event. They are so versatile! I love Rafe!
Rafe Loves… Rachel Sheedy
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Raison d’Etre: Good Lord, if I knew the answer for that I wouldn’t be so nutty!!!
Job: Talent Agent, Don Buchwald and Associates
Live: Tribeca, NYC
Happiness: My cat La’Pu
Brunch: Capsouto Freres and I always order a souffle’.
Drink: Sunset cocktails at the Tugu Hotel in Bali.
Eat: I miss my nanny’s knishes!!!
Escape: Bali!!!
Read: A really good script!
Listen: Radiohead and Rock’n'Roll!
Watch: I love movies of all kinds! I can watch 5 in a row and frequently do at festivals.
Indulge: “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” , I cry every time I watch it.
Shop: Barneys and if I’m feeling like the hunter I go to Century 21.
Fashion Splurge: I have a weakness for YSL and can never have enough Dolce.
Aspire: No one has walked my path, I aspire only to be myself and be extraordinary at it.
Charity: Children and animals have the greatest innocence and the purest hearts…they need to be protected and cherished.
Dream: Of true love and peace in my life.
Accessory: I name my handbags and my favorite right now is my Rafe black patent tote bag. It fits everything, I swear! I call her “Bon” because she was my Bon Anniversaire present right before I left for the Cannes Film Festival.
Rafe Loves…Reggie Jacinto Barrientos
Monday, August 24th, 2009
Raison d’Etre: The ‘I love you mom’ greeting each waking moment.
Job: Winning the mega-deals for my clients. I’m a lawyer.
Live: I live for vacations!!!!!
Happiness: Long weekends with my family and having friends stay over in my house
Brunch: One that can last at least two hours
Drink: The bar in my red kitchen stuffed by Felix to the brim with all kinds of alcohol like there is no tomorrow.
Eat: Founti Agadir, 117 Rue Monge, Paris
Escape: Paris
Read: I don’t have any magazines because I sleep instead of read.
Listen: Lighthouse
View: Disney movies with my kids, most recent is Ice Age 3
Indulge: Two and a half hour massages every week
Shop: Outlets in the US!
Fashion: Prada or Rajo Laurel
Aspire: Carolina Herrera
Charity: Begins at home – my staff is my extended family
Dream: To retire at 40 (hmmm…. Not doable, maybe at 45)
Accessory: Love my Rafe bags. Each one of them is unique from the clutches to the work totes. They’re very organized inside so I have place for everything and they never go out of style so they’re worth the investment!
Rafe Loves… Trina Albus
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Raison d’Etre: to love, to travel the world and to inspire others
Job: Technology Consultant. Founder & President of Six Trees
Technology (www.sixtreestech.com), a boutique web consulting agency.
Live: Union Square West, New York City
Happiness: love, good music, delicious food, best friends & family
Brunch: My absolute favorite was Ranchero Eggs at Deborah in
the West Village that recently closed! I was so sad. Now Five Points in NoHo is my go-to spot.
Drink: Really all it takes for me to like a bar is a cocktail
with fresh ginger. The newly opened Standard Grill in the Meatpacking District has an amazing cocktail called the Penny Drop.
Eat: Supper (NYC), La Sandwicherie (Miami), Mott (Buenos
Aires). The best meal I ever had was last year at the Clos de Chacras winery/restaurant in Mendoza, Argentina.
Escape: Faena Hotel in Buenos Aires in the summertime or my
family’s house in Greenport on the Northfork of Long Island.
Read: Wired, Allure
Listen: Bands I am obsessed with at the moment: Passion Pit,
Friendly Fires, Miike Snow, Ladyhawke, La Roux, Frankmusik
Watch: La Vie en Rose, Monsoon Wedding, Cinema Paradiso.
And because I’m a techie (but not a Trekkie): the latest Star Trek at the IMAX was quite amazing.
Indulge: I love beauty products and I tend to get a bit carried
away collecting them and playing with them. In an attempt to be more constructive, I started tweeting product reviews at www.twitter.com/bellevisage.
Shop: Barneys Coop, Sephora.
Fashion: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alexander Wang, Vince,
Daryl K, Sigerson Morrison
Aspire: I love Gwenyth Paltrow’s style. She always looks so
polished and on trend…and gorgeous! She can easily flow from pretty-in-pink to all black and edgy, which not all people can pull off.
Charity: Camp Interactive (http://campinteractive.org) is an
organization that “empowers at-risk, inner-city youth through the inspiration of the outdoors, and the creative power of technology.”
Dream: To live and work in my many remote offices around the
world: NYC, San Francisco, Paris, Buenos Aires & Miami
Accessory: I love Rafe’s bags because they are well made, stylish and go with almost everything in my wardrobe.
With his totes, I can fit my laptop inside for a business meeting or take it with me for a weekend get-away. Rafe’s accessories are so versatile and fun!
Rafe Loves…Myrza Sison
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Raison d’Etre: To make a difference in women’s lives—these days, one cyber-nanosecond at a time
Job: Editorial Director, Summit Media; Editor-in-chief, SPOT.PH
Live: Makati, Philippines; Wherever life takes me
Happiness: Stringing words and pictures together for a living; being with Andrej
Brunch: M Café, the best!
Drink: Suzy Wongs at M Café by night!
Eat: Memorable eats: Sous Les Micocouliers in Eygalieres, Restaurant Mitch in Aix-en-Provence, Café Argentina in Lisboa, Café Zaza in Florence, Pipa in NYC; Osteria al Bacco in Venice, Taller de Tapas in Barcelona. In Manila: Chelsea Market & Café in Serendra, Verbena in Tagaytay, Indigo in Boracay
Escape: Tuscany, Provence, the Alentejo, Granada, and NYC!
Read: Italian and American Marie Claire, The Paris Review, Preview, Story
Listen: Ella, Edith, Billie, Nina, Astrud, Bebel, Lisa
Watch: Audrey Tatou and of course Audrey Hepburn.
Indulge: Ladurée macarons, caviar pie, truffle anything, bottled aligue—so bad they’re good! Scalp-to-sole beautification whenever I can squeeze it in.
Shop: Rafe’s website or at Harvey Nichols in HK, H&M, Topshop, flea markets and grand bazaars everywhere, and fabulous Manila designers.
Splurge: Trips around the world, good eats and experiences, rather than things.
Aspire: To dress like Bianca Jagger, write like Jhumpa Lahiri, cook like Nigella Lawson, take pictures like Ellen von Unwerth
Charity: Tapulanga and Rafe’s scholarship fund.
Dream: To write every day from a little cottage in the woods and just leave from time to time to go on book tours. As if!
Accessory: I love my Rafe bag because each one I wear says “me,” spot-on!
Rafe Loves…Eugenia Gonzalez Ruiz-Olloqui
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Raison d’Etre: Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out shouting “HOLY S…T! What a ride!”
Job: Director of Public Relations, Michael Bastian
Live: Gramercy, New York City
Happiness: A happy, healthy family. (And a good drink with a card game.)
Brunch: Barrio Chino, Lower East Side in NYC
Drink: Old King Cole Bar in the St. Regis, NYC
Eat: My mother’s kitchen, wherever in the world she cooks.
Escape: Akumal, Mexico
Read: I read them all…mens and womens.
Listen: How much space do you have in this blog?
Watch: Cinema Paradiso, makes me cry everytime.
Indulge: Lunches that last so long they turn into dinner.
Shop: Any flea market in the world.
Splurge: Chanel flats
Aspire: Bianca Jagger (in the good old days)
Charity: Salesianos de Don Bosco in Cd. Juarez, Mexico
Dream: Keeping the ability to dream. Oh, and having a drink while playing cards in the Old King Cole Bar.
Accessory: I love my Rafe clutch; the mint color and touches of silver, it works with any color of clothes you have on (because mint and silver do that, of course). Its big enough to fit everything but still works like a clutch. My all time favorite! Every time a friend seems me carrying it, they run to buy it for themselves!
