Romanek

I am in a very structured mood. I’ve been snapping up pieces from RM by Roland Mouret and love the architectural details in these dresses. It is harder to get it right with structured bags because bags risk being too stiff or too bulky which is why structured clutches are the best bet if you [...]

As promised, here are some of the bags seen at the Emmy Awards. I am glad to see that they aren’t run of the mill – it looks as though celebs decided to show their independent style in their bags rather than in their gowns. Maybe there was a compromise with their stylists and publicists? [...]

I know the virtues of Chanel, so no need to preach me on the quality, its heritage or the allure of the brand. After all, I have been collecting all things Chanel for over 20 years and still make my regular rounds at Chanel boutiques from Paris, London, New York, Vegas, LA, Dallas etc (I [...]

During Fashion Week I met the very lovely and very stylish Brigette Romanek, designer of Romanek line of bags. We went for drinks at Pipas, a cute little tapas and sangria place in Chelsea and bonded from “hello”. We had so much fun talking about everything under the sun; from bags to babies (we each [...]

The Starlet clutch For the girl who needs nothing but a lip gloss and a credit card to party all night long, the Starlet Clutch from Romanek is the perfect choice. A petite (6″x4″) version of the uber popular Rock Star clutch(10″x6″), it has been simplified with only part of the croc tail as flap [...]

You don’t have to wear black to a cocktail party, we hardly ever do. But that’s not to say you should wear gold and red either, that kind of standing out is not what we want. Subtle midnight is just the right call for a holiday function and this Moschino dress is girly and flirty [...]