Our very own

After posting a bunch of bags of foreign descent, I believe it is hight time I feature our very own designs. Here are two designers who have gained international fashion stardom.

Rafe' Totengco's creations have been getting a lot of reviews abroad and just recently opened his store here in Manila, specifically at the new Greenbelt 5.

(Rafe is from Bacolod, studied fashion design here in the Philippines and left for New York 18 years ago, when he was 21 years old.)

Anyhooo, here are my favorites from his collection.

The Suko Thai bag and Bangkok bag, around Php12k each.Koh Samui, around Php17k. Eva Longoria had 10 of these made (in silver) for her wedding (entourage, i guess).

Tina Maristela-Ocampo's Celestina minaudiere collection have been declared by Vogue as the latest it bags. There are sold at an average of $1000 each. I have no favorites here (coz they're small) but I do appreciate the round one.Yay to Filipino ingenuity!