PIERRE HARDY

PIERRE HARDY, remember this name because soon you will be coveting everything this man creates. - Bagsnob

A PIERRE HARDY bag was one of the contenders in my quest for a bag purchase in the most romantic city in the world.. PARIS!

I was choosing between a PIERRE HARDY, MARC JACOB’s Stam bag (doesn't matter if it was last seasons "it" bag.. Im all about the style baby!), BOTTEGA VENETA's Intrecciato Veneta, MIU MIU, or BALENCIAGA.

Guess which designer I chose?

It was a tough choice since I could only go home with one big bag purchase (small purses and a clutch here and there are easy on the conscience (and pocket) making these purchases ALMOST guilt- free.

One of three MARIA LUISA shops was solely dedicated to PIERRE HARDY shoes and bags. Maria Luisa is a chic quaint boutique, which carries different designer labels (Think Homme et Femme). So yes, I did spend a lot of time touching, inspecting and drooling over their goods.

I love PIERRE HARDY's simplicity and understated elegance. I love how he DOES NOT smother his bags with logos and unflattering insignias. I love his inconspicuous clean lines and his signature piping.

More on PIERRE HARDY:

Pierre Hardy Shoes began his career with Christian Dior's shoe collection in 1988. Pierre Hardy Shoes was recognized for his achievements and soon was collaborating with Vogue Homme International magazine where he was in charge of the show page, editing and illustration. Since the 1990's, Pierre Hardy Shoes has been very busy with different projects. Pierre Hardy Shoes has been designing the men's and women's shoes collection for Hermes, handing the Art Director of Sequoia, and becoming the professor at the "Ecole Superieur des Arts Appliques". Pierre Hardy also worked as the art director for the "Young Designers International Festival in Hyeres" from 1992 to 1997.

Pierre Hardy Shoes launched his successful, self-titled collection in the summer of 1999 and began his first collection for men in 2001. He then became the creative director for Hermes Jewelry and also designs the shoe collection for Balenciaga. Recently, Nicole Kidman chose his sandals for the Screen Actors Guild Awards and requested custom-made sandals for the Academy Awards ceremony. In October of 2003, the first Pierre Hardy store opened in Paris.

The SECRET

So im sure everyone has heard of THE SECRET.

The book talks about the law of attraction and how our positive thoughts determine our frequency. This frequency works in such a way that the world conspires to get what you want...

" You are a human transmission tower, transmitting a frequency with your thoughts. If you want to change anything in your life, change the frequency by changing your thoughts"

It makes it sound like everything and anything is in our hands.. All we have to do is have positive thoughts = positive frequency!

On a shallow note, true enough.. Last Feb, I couldn't stop thinking about the blue GOYARD St. Louis PM and... Alas, I was able to get it on an unexpected trip to HK.

Actually, once I've set myself to acquire or achieve something more often than not - my goal turns into REALITY.

So ladies, NEVER STOP DREAMING! =)

Im baaaacckkkk!!!!

Im baaaccccckkk!!!!

Where do I begin? I’ve been on a blogging hiatus for almost 2 months and let’s just say that the past 2 months have been the happiest and most interesting 2 months of my life.

I’ve been traveling.. I was out of the country for almost a month – Asia, around Europe and Asia again… You can literally say that I’ve been living in a suitcase, transferring from one hotel to another. Coming home to Manila for a day then jetting off to another country the next.

It was all about packing and unpacking and let’s not forget the SHOPPING! SCRRREEEAAAMMMM!

Milan was the BEST! I was able to visit LUISAVIAROMA - the bags and shoes were to-die-for!!!!!

Of course any trip wouldn’t be complete without a bag purchase … So the bags will make a debut in the next entry =)