Wow, yesterday was a very packed day that I had not been able to squeeze in some time to blog 🙁 Today was just as busy, but was an incredibly fun day which began at 8am. I flew out to Singapore to attend the Asia Fashion Exchange 2013 🙂
Met the lovely Asia Fashion Exchange team as well as the representatives of the Singapore Tourism Board who had welcomed media with a very nice Italian lunch at Garibaldi on Purvis Street. Such a beautiful street this is– I had only passed by this street a number of times during my visits to Singapore, but this was the first time I had actually walked around this area 🙂
After lunch, we were taken to Paragon Mall to visit Raoul. This is a brand that has been making good with apparel of late, and I zeroed in on some bags which I find quite nice 🙂
The classic tote with an envelop pocket in neutral tones– something that would work very well for work and for the weekend!
I’m loving these pastel accordion clutch bags which also work as a cross body and as a shoulder bag. These accordion bags will make us all better bag editors 🙂
We proceeded to Parco by Millenia Walk. I have never been to this part of town and I am so surprised and amazed– Parco Next Next houses a lot of apparel and merchandise made by young and upcoming Singaporean designers! I’ve always wondered why I never see these designers along Orchard Road. It is rather sad that tourists had no way of knowing where to find these designers in the past, and I’m so glad that I’ve been given this opportunity to share the information with you all.
There is difficulty for these young designers to be in larger malls on the main Orchard Road because the malls give priority to the global brands. I can tell you this much– these designers deserve to be in a space that is accessible to tourists because they are all so talented! Here are some of the brands:
I’m so in love with this chain necklace 🙂 It’s too cute!!!
I have to get ready for the Audi gala night now, but I will be discussing these more in detail when I get back in tonight! Hope you enjoyed the photos though 🙂 Do follow me on instagram.com/thebaghag as I will be posting real- time photos there while I’m in Singapore 🙂
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TheBagHag