Haul: Michael Kors, MICHAEL Michael Kors Hamilton Satchel

 

For the past couple of weeks, I have been you-tubing very often on "Whats in my purse/bag?"video tags and for some reason, Michael Kors Hamilton tote pops out quite often. #justcuriouswhatothergirlskeepintheirbag.

I never use to be a fan of michael kors design. To be honest,I only came to know of it after I heard a friend mention about their watches.

Initially, it begin with a ~ok, so that what is in those pretty girl's purses. Than, it goes like ~the bag is not bad and I should probably check it out.

Apparently, Michael Kors stuff are more of an american luxury brand and thankfully, after Orchard Scotts Shopping Centre was out, they had an outlet there where I could visit.

As an owner of many bags, it just like my bad habit kicking in that I have to go take a look.

There was really nothing particularly fancy about the bag. It just another tote bag with a little of the "Hermes"look in its own unique design.

Most of the girls who post about the bag are from the UK or the states, so it really makes me wonder if the designs they have there, would they have the same kind of stock over here.

So, I went to google on it. (Had to read reviews first, their bags ain't cheap)

If you are interested, you can always find it at Michael Kor's Webbie.

Click on Hamilton and it should bring to their series of Hamilton bags with different sizes and variation.

Most of the people seems to prefer the MICHAEL Michael Kors Large Hamilton Saffiano Tote which looks like the bag below.

(Image is from Michael Kors website)

I think it is awesome too but I find it rather too big for my liking. It's more of tall rather than big and unless you have tons of stuff to put in it, the top of the bag will be saggy. (Unless you build up the base with some stuffing.)

So I decided to get the one below instead.

 

(Image is from Michael Kors website)

I am always a sucker for black and gold combination. The bigger one above comes in rose gold hardware but for the satchel (as so they call it), only comes in the gold hardware for the black.

So I haven't mention the price? The big one is about SGD$600 plus and the satchel is SGD$569. Their webbie prices are $348/$298 respectively. It's not really too much of difference in terms of pricing between the sizes if you can tell.

The sales girl there, though, seems kinda of blur. As in, they are like half listening, half understanding. So, it best to do some research before popping there. Because when I ask her what colour there is for the satchel design, she says only white and black but if you see their website, it comes in brown/tan. As such, I am not sure because Singapore does not carry it, it was out of stock or whatever the other reason was. Their service, however, was not bad. They try to give opinion and offer to help which is like a thumbs up bonus.

For those interested, here is the shop address and contact number:

Address:

#01-16/17 Scotts Square
8 Scotts Rd.
Nearest MRT Station: Orchard

(65) 6723 8068   

 

Check out some of my photos on the hauls.

 

 So there it is, before unwrapping. So excited, cannot wait to use it like really soon.

 So there the key to the lock.

Once it has been unlocked, you can it pull it backwards, (the strips) for extra room space.

 

The interior is embossed with MK logo.

 

Have fun!!

Camomilla ~From Italy ~Hello Kitty

Calling to all the crazy fans of Hello Kitty, Polka Dots, Ribbons and whats not, you might fall or might not fall in love with Camomilla but I did.

So a little short description of Camomilla, extracted from their facebook page.

"Camomilla Milano is an Italian fashion accessory manufacturer that creates bags, wallets, purses, shoes, jewellery, hair accessories and more. The brand was founded in Milan in 1983 by Grazia and Maurizio Belloni, husband and wife duo."

First founded this shop when I went for my facial at Ion Orchard.

The only biggest attraction that got me snooping into the shop was the major Hello Kitty displayed within that shop. Major character of the shop is still Hello Kitty. There is other stuff too like bags, pouches, with ribbons or polka dots or simply just plain design but still so chio!

One biggest downfall I felt is their items are kinda very costly for the size or not but the workmanship of their Hello Kitty collection is somewhat not that fantastic. (I am not sure about the rest because I only buy the Hello Kitty items from their shop)

Usually some small retail shops who has defected goods would give you some discount if you are willingly to take them but hell no, this shop doesn't. (No matter how you put it) So it's either you purchase it or just leave the shop entirely. After all, if it's a small insignificant defect, there bound to be supportive consumers. It's Hello Kitty we are talking about. 

They have a flagshop in Vivocity too. Though I only came to know of it yesterday.

And so if you are really interested, these are the information:

Camomilla Milano Boutiques
Vivocity #01-119 Tel: (65) 6376-9940
ION Orchard #B3-41 Tel: (65) 6509-1990
Opening hours:
10.30am to 10.00pm

For enquiries, please e-mail info@rosablu.com

So here are some photos of my recent hauls from their shop. And by the way, for ION card members, if you purchase $100 and above from their shop, you can get a 10% discount. I am not sure it is valid till when though. Bank of China also has discount promotions tied up with them. (I didn't check that out though, BOC promotions!)

 Their carrier. Only given when you purchase bags or bigger items.

 Made of soft synthetic leather and freaking expensive. But it Hello Kitty versus my pocket and Hello Kitty emerged victorious! SGD$99.50

 The interior.

 The magnetic lock.

 Hello Kitty pouch. One of the products with poor workmanship. The nose is not in centre between the eyes. You probably can't really see it from the photo. Else everything is kinda fine. It is about SGD$20 if I am not wrong.

 Back of the pouch.

 Hello Kitty pencil case? Can be used either as pouch or pencil case. 

This is my so claim defected item, there is some cloth coming not stitch properly at the neck area. Maybe I am too fussy but the so called defects are still ok. I just find it defected that's all.

 SGD$35

 Bought this wallet when I first went to their store. It has the pink shade too when I went there yesterday but there wasn't any such shades when I bought this wallet. It's actually kinda bulky but not really heavy. Just decided to add to the post since I am blogging it.

Disclaimer: I am not afflicted to the store and it's just purely review on the shopping experience and items purchased from them.

Mel Bags Affair

Another haul of the day: Bags!!!

I am an absolute sucker for bags and when I say I am a sucker, I mean to say I can buy a couple of bags in a month. Its not about the price, it's more of the love for the design, my kind of design. You know? A bag shopaholic!!

 One of the benefits for Mel designed bags, they are usually light in weight and very roomy. Light is very a critical considering point for me as I like to carry a lot of stuff out. Being a small built person, I really hate to have the enormous weight weighing down my shoulders. As mentioned, I like to bring a lot of stuff so yes, roomy is also equally important.

 This bag has a couple of internal compartments and one at the back of the bag on the outside. This bag on it's own has to be hand carry. However, it does come with a sling strap for you in case you got tired from carrying it with your hands. (I guess every bag these days comes with a sling, it is almost a fashion icon now.)

The straps, needless to say can be adjusted to your own preferences but I prefer the shoulder bag feel so I will usually shorten the strips to the maximum I can go.

Have you been to Mel and purchased anything from there? Do you like their stuff?
Their brick and motar store has a very auntie look, but trust me, if you dig and explore hard enough, I am sure you can find something you like. Until than, cheers and look forward to the upcoming weekends!!

Hello! Hello Kitty Affair

When has my obsession with Hello Kitty started? Honestly, if I want to trace back, it would have been really hard. I am just a die hard fan of anything cute and plushy.

It brings absolute joy and a broad wide smile on my face.

When I received Tangs mailer that Vans is launching yet another round of Hello Kitty Limited Editions, I was already looking forward to it.

Going to town was kinda of much a hassle and I didn't really think I would even get the haversack. (yes, bags are one their collection this season). And guess what? Jurong point has a Vans outlet. Am I lucky or what?

They have two designs for the bags in this collection, but I have decided to go with this one.

Hello Kitty has been a vintage icon and since, many companies has been trying to collaborate and incorporate Hello Kitty with their merchandise. Being the most recent, Macdonald's with their Hello Kitty plushies.

I am huge fan of Van products and what is more wonderful than having two loves merge into one?

Here is a picture of the other design launched.

Picture extracted from: http://www.hellokittyjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/829_sanrio_vans_hello_kitty_summer2012_collection_17.jpg

I just chance upon the website when I was searching for some images to post.

You may also wanna visit www.hellokittyjunkie.com for the full range collection pictures.

I must say this collection has more to offer and some of the shoe designs is much prettier than the last.

Are you a Hello Kitty fan? What are some other cool Hello Kitty stuff you have to share?

Shana Shana

Hohoho~ It's yet but another haul from.... ding ding ding... Shana!

I came to learn to know about Shana during their shop opening in Jcube. (Jcube is a modified version of the old Jurong Entertainment centre).

Shana offers many low range clothes, shoes and accessories. Last but not least, bags!
Some may think, cheap stuff comes with cheap quality. Than again, fashion is always short live so don't bother stressing on quality. Just simply indulge in the fashion trends and live the true colours out of it. I mean, I wouldn't wanna buy something that last an eternity and end up like country pumpkin. (It's hard to discard something that looks usuable especially if its bought with hard earned monies).

Ironically, I must also say not every stuff in their shop is worth the price for the quality you get. This is no longer about durability or fashion, its about making your two cents worth.

Ta-dah! Their pink polka paper bag.

 Their bag in pink. It does not come in other colours. SGD$29.90

 Sandals with leopard print ribbon. SGD$17.90

 How it looks on my feet. ^_^

Have you been Shana'ing yet?