http://aminava82.multiply.com/ Hear it straight from the source! Get the inside scoop on ARANAZ bags! Styles fresh out of the bag factory, hot hot SALE announcements, new product lines and more!!! Track the design development of your fave bags from inspiration to the finished product! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:21:32 -0000 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:21:34 -0000 http://images.aminava82.multiply.com/logo http://aminava82.multiply.com 100 100 Available at Greenbelt 5 and Power Plant Mall http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/25/More_of_our_Pre-Holiday_2008_Collection Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:21:34 -0000 Our bestselling collection this pre-holiday season!!! I thought of creating this collection because of the success of our Rosette collection last holiday. I've actually been quite wary about posting pictures of our latest bags online because I've noticed some "copy cats" around. But then again, I guess imitation is the best form of flattery ;D So feast your eyes on these! :D The small size has a handcarved wooden frame with embroidered flowers. The larger size can be converted from a shoulder bag to oversized clutch bag. We don't accomodate online transactions though. These bags are available at Power Plant and Greenbelt 5 stores!!! :) http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/24/The_Petalia_Collection_ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:10:37 -0000 <p><a href="http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKEWxAoKCq8AAAdQsVE1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.aminava82.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SKEWxAoKCq8AAAdQsVE1/BAGDESIGN.jpg?et=gZ4Rjn%2BA1J2bv9dmrFYkOA&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"></a>Spend an afternoon with me this Saturday!!! </p> <p>Find out all about my passion for fashion and creativity!!! </p> <p>Dabble in a new skill through a short BAG DESIGN workshop that I will be giving!</p> <p>This Saturday AUG 16, 4pm FullyBooked High Street</p> http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/111/FREE_BAG_DESIGN_TALK_WORKSHOP_THIS_SATURDAY Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:53:14 -0000 We recently celebrated the formal opening of our Greenbelt 5 store and my birthday with a tea party and an exclusive one-day treat 50% off on all items (yup, even styles fresh from the factory)!!! Our way of thanking those who have been loyal to us all these years! This by invitation only event turned out to be total shopping madness!!! The store was wiped out! I felt bad for those who came in the afternoon. Thanks to Konrad Ong & Sonny Camarillo for photos. http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/22/ARANAZ_Shopping_Tea_party Fri, 8 Aug 2008 02:39:11 -0000 Watch the School of Fashion and the Arts Challenge in this weeks episode of Project Runway Philippines!!! This weds, Aug 6, 10pm on ETC SBN http://aminava82.multiply.com/links/item/21/Catch_me_SoFA_students_in_Project_Runway_Philippines_this_week Tue, 5 Aug 2008 02:56:42 -0000 Our summer 2008 collection in the Bravo Filipino show last March! Photos by Konrad http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/21/Bravo_Filipino_Fashion_Show Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:38:21 -0000 Our new boutique at Greenbelt 5 has been shortlisted in the Best International Retailer category!!! The store was designed by Carlo Calma... check out the link! :) http://aminava82.multiply.com/links/item/20/ARANAZ_GREENBELT_5_Nominated_in_the_Retail_Interiors_Awards_2008_in_LONDON Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:30:57 -0000 Some photos of one our weddings last May in boracay. I'm still waiting for more detailed shots of the bags we made for them. This bride asked us to make beach bags as welcome presents for her guests as well as formal bags for her entire entourage. You'll have to struggle a bit to spot the bags in these photos! hehe Photos by: Mango http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/20/Mathay-Teves_Wedding Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:39:07 -0000 Check out my little sis, Rosanna, and her friend Hanna's fashion http://aminava82.multiply.com/links/item/19/Little_Miss_Dress_Up Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:20:16 -0000 Here are some detail shots of the bridal and entourage bags I made for Anna Palabyab-Rufino!!! http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/19/Wedding_Bags Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:48:10 -0000 Our most recent wedding is of Anna Palabyab & Raymond Rufino. Anna was also a fellow Povedan and fellow ballet dancer. So sorry I missed the wedding :( <br><br>Here are some photos of the entourage bags and bridal bag that we made for them! Gowns were by Rajo Laurel! http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/105/Palabyab-Rufino_Wedding Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:57:55 -0000 One of my recent brides is Meg Coloso, an old classmate from highschool. She ordered a pearlized wristbag for her winter themed wedding in the States. http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/18/Another_Bride... Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:22:43 -0000 This limited edition ARANAZ Eco-shopper is our effort to contribute to the worldwide campaign towards the elimination of plastic wastage. This canvas shopping bag has genuine leather handles and an I'm a Natural Shopper wooden plaque. Sold at P750.00 P200 for every bag sold will be given to GREENPEACE Southeast Asia. Available at ARANAZ, Power Plant Mall and Hush, Mall of Asia. http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/101/Im_a_Natural_Shopper_Bag Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:17:34 -0000 Check out this blog feature our ode to all natural http://aminava82.multiply.com/links/item/13/ARANAZ_Im_a_Natural_Shopper_bag Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:57:54 -0000 Get updates on my newest advocacy: FASHION EDUCATION at the SCHOOL OF FASHION & THE ARTS!!! http://aminava82.multiply.com/links/item/10/School_of_Fashion_and_the_Arts_SOFA Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:30:19 -0000 Yes, were opening with a bang!!! We're offering an array of special workshops by industry professionals!!! Other workshops are: Fashion Illustration Basic Patternmaking Fashion Merchandising Brand Imaging For further inquiries and applications contact sofamanila@gmail.com http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/95/School_of_Fashion_the_Arts_WORKSHOPS_this_October Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:13:21 -0000 In the same issue of inquirer, readers got a little tip on the new project that I've been working on the last couple of months. read on......<br><br><br>From Milan to Manila <br>By Alex Vergara<br>Inquirer<br><br>SHE’S A STYLISH BAG Designer who’s striking enough to model her own creations, but Amina Aranaz-Alunan will be the first to tell people, especially potential designers, that running a business isn’t as glamorous as it seems.<br><br>“I’m all dressed up today because I’m meeting several people,” she says. “But you should see me while I rummage through materials at the factory. There’s nothing glamorous about it. On the contrary, the place where I work is quite hot and dusty.”<br><br>Whenever she goes to the factory, which is almost everyday, Aranaz-Alunan has to go back home, take a shower and change before she heads to another engagement. It was worse when she was pregnant with her first child.<br><br>“My sales suffered then,” she says. “But working directly with people who have been with the family for quite a number of years h... http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/91/From_Milan_to_Manila-_Inquirer_fashion-August_17_2007 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:00:48 -0000 Yesterday, ARANAZ was featured in Phil Inquirer alongside the works of other Filipino talents such as Modi, Cary Santiago (whose work i loooovvvveeeee..droolll) , Silk Cocoon, & Arnel Papa... PINOY STYLE APPLES’ PICKINGS By Apples Aberin Sadhwani Inquirer Photos by Jun de Leon Styled by Millet Arzaga TODAY, WE CHOOSE TO celebrate Filipino talent, craftsmanship and ingenuity. No special occasion, really. We’ve always had the strongest urge to share with you information on designers and brands that are uniquely Pinoy, and as such, never fail to make us proud. We hope they spark that flame of Pinoy pride in you, too. Tote for the day “I always say I like to ‘de-ethnicize the ethnic,’” says bag designer Amina Aranaz-Alunan, whom we absolutely adore. “I like manipulating our indigenous materials to create surprisingly chic and modern fashion pieces.” She’s been known to design breathtaking pieces such as oversized plastic totes combined with wooden and straw accents... http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/90/Pinoy_Style-_Inquirer_Fashion_August_17_2007 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:57:35 -0000 Its the first year that I didn't celebrate my birthday!!! I've been too busy that planning a celebration was the least of my priorities! Yet pleasant little surprises weren't absent! In the factory, our bag workers made a greeting card poster for me!! I in turn, treated them to an afternoon snack of pancit and ice cream! The following week, my Milan flatmates, Loralee and Madhuri took me out to dinner and surprised me with an adorable LV Speedy cake made by Mia Austria!!! It was not only too pretty to eat but absolutely http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/17/My_Birthday Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:39:06 -0000 We were recently featured in Channel News Asia (Skycable Channel 79) in the tv show Privileged Lifestyle. <br><br>For those with nothing to do today, catch the replay this afternoon, <br>July 29 at 230pm and 6pm!!! :) http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/89/ARANAZ_on_Channel_News_Asia Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:33:41 -0000 Duerr at Piedra's Fabric (Its a new line of clothes that my friedn Loralee Baron and her friends created), Janina by Jul Dizon launch at Mla Pen and Metrowear Fashion show! Again, up to my habit of photo grabbing! Thanks to Konrad, Gina and The bag hag!!! ;) http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/16/Recent_events Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:03:29 -0000 Photographed by Charles Lu I loved all the pics!! Shot at Living Innovations, Shangri-la Retail Arcade Buy the issue to read the article hehe ;) Thanks to Arnel, Hector and Nicole of http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/15/Sense_Style_Cover-July_2007 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:19:59 -0000 I just encountered another one of our brides, March Babaran. I never actually met her myself, but once I saw her wedding bag I remembered it! My friend, Nicole Hernandez, actually ordered this bag as a wedding gift to March. (It's a smaller and more intricate version of the bag I wore to the Piedra party.) She says it was the perfect accessory to her wedding dress! :) http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/87/Another_ARANAZ_Bride Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:10:57 -0000 One of me recent brides is quite unusual, Mrs. Cecile Isaac was finally going to tie the knot before God years after her civil wedding. <br><br>After seeing my own wedding bag in Metro Weddings at the last minute. She wanted a replica made for herself. She ordered her bridal bag all the way from the province. Of course, even if time was limited I happily obliged! She set a budget for it so I couldn't make the exact same piece (mine was encrusted with over 50 Swarovski crystals-for a peek of my bag check out my pic below w/ my dad). She also wanted her's slightly larger. So instead, I used silver rhinestones, glass beads and pearls. It came out beautiful just the same! She even requested me to autograph the inside lining of the purse hehe. In 2 weeks the bag was shipped to her. (lead time is usually 1 month) Check out her photo she looked absolutely elegant in her white terno! :) <br><br>I loved planning my own wedding from decor, food, and of course the outfits of my entourage and myself! I know how ... http://aminava82.multiply.com/journal/item/86/An_ARANAZ_bride_ Wed, 4 Jul 2007 03:25:25 -0000 Was a busy busy weekend of events, from the Archeology launch (thurs), Auggie show & Preview Party (fri), and Pianegonda launch (sat)!! For Fri, I was ready to go all-out in the "retro-futuristic" theme of Previews party until I found out about Auggie's Gala. So feeling like a hollywood celeb, I had to bring a change of outfit since the fashion show was formal. I was lucky enough to have a shoot earlier in the day, so didn't have to worry about make-up! Unfortunately, my trusty digicam broke :( Didn't get to document anything!! But many thanks to Aycs, Louis C., Eric & the great Eddie Boy Escudero for the stolen shots from their multiply ;P hehe http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/13/ARANAZ_at_the_Auggie_Cordero_Gala......Preview_Party_ Mon, 2 Jul 2007 02:26:02 -0000 Was a fun and bubbly night at Piedra last Thursday! Guests came to celebrate with their ARANAZ purses!!! :) Thanks to Cacay, Jermaine (the DJ), Arleen Sipat (for the dresses including the gold one I wore that night) and Tito Gus Infante (our photographer for the night) :) http://aminava82.multiply.com/photos/album/11/ARANAZ_Fabric_at_Piedra Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:33:31 -0000