March 18th, 2009
RIIR by Aranaz!
I may not have a child, but I now know how a parent must feel when a child does so very, very well! I was beaming with pride when I attended the launch of R2R‘s newest line designed by the very talented Amina Aranaz-Alunan. The collection was ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!
When Brother Xavi asked me to be part of the Rags to Riches project, it just felt so right. This is exactly how I envisioned where R2R would be heading a collaboration of minds and talents. Now it feels so wonderful to see the women of Payatas creating these beautiful works of art! I had to leave the launch early but I am sure that the collection sold very well. The rest of you must visit the ARANAZ stores in Greenbelt 5 and in Rockwell – there maybe some stock left. The collection is very limited, so come as soon as possible!
- The beautiful and talented Amina Aranaz-Alunan! Thank you, sweetie, for your giving heart!
- This macrame bag is called LAMBAT, the perfect beach tote! I can see every chic gal carrying it in Bora, Bohol and Cebu!
- I loved the concept of the presentation for the launch. Amina, who owns and teaches at the fashion school called SOFA, had the students create lovely “paper” dresses as a perfect foil for the bags!
- I love this bag called the MARIA ROSA!
- A detail shot of the Maria Rosa tote. The rosettes are just so adorable! Can anyone imagine that this used to be scrap and trash?
- I found the perfect summer bag and it’s called APLAYA! This just made me almost scream with delight! The colors are just to die for!
- Amina invited established Filipino fashion designers to participate in the launch. This was created by Dong Omaga-Diaz.
- This amazing dress was done by my dear friend Jojie Lloren. It’s made from newspaper! However, he fused it and sewed the paper like it was a dress! The bag is also soooooo chic!
- A close up of the limited rosette bag with a mother of pearl handle!
- This dress was done by a student of SOFA. The clutch is called Maria Rosa and there are only 12 available.
- Dong Omaga-Diaz with his creation!
- Amina with the entire R2R and Aranaz team! I am so envious that I did not get a pink Aranaz t-shirt. I want one! LOL!
- A fantastic tableau on how kindness and eco-chic can blend together and spell FABULOUS!
- This clutch is really special! I adore the composition of the mother of pearl and the rosettes.
- More stunning styles!
- The soul behind R2R: Brother XAVI!
- More colors of the APLAYA!
- I like the color of this bag!
- Come and get it!
HUGS!
RAJO!
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What an article. We love reading it and have pass along to some friends. We wish most of our friend and family will realize how important that we change our habit of using green supply bags instead of regular plastic bags. We hope to spread the word of banning plastic bags to all the cities around the US and even the world.