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Michael Teperson Shiny Alligator & Suede Clutch

October 13th, 2008 — Clutches, Crocodile, Michael Teperson, luxury  from Haute Girl @ What's Haute - Haute Handbags & Purses. Haute Fashion. Haute Blog

I love this time of year, when the leaves are starting to fall and beginning to turn from green to hues of orange, gold and brown. The colors feel so rich, luxurious and textural, and I love when…

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Ask Haute Girl: Rihanna’s X-Large Patent Givenchy Nightingale

October 10th, 2008 — 'It' Bags, Ask Haute Girl, Givenchy, Rihanna, luxury  from Haute Girl @ What's Haute - Haute Handbags & Purses. Haute Fashion. Haute Blog

What’s Haute reader Tiffany F. asks, “Can you tell me what bag Rihanna is carrying and where I can buy it?”

Dear Tiffany,

Rihanna is known for her collection of ‘It’ bags and her latest one is the…

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Repeating myself.

September 30th, 2008 — Handbags, eco, luxury, news  from antonello @ Luxury eco-conscious fashion

Recently, I deleted old posts by mistake, while trying to update design. Sorry!!!!!!! Now trying to rebuild the blog, apologies for readers.

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The fashion luxury handbag industry dilemma.

September 29th, 2008 — Development, Handbags, eco, luxury  from antonello @ Luxury eco-conscious fashion

I cannot get tired of repeating myself that the luxury industry is returning to the idea of craftsmanship and individuality. Knowing where the item is made helps (at least for me!) to emphasise its luxury status.
It is common to hear, that designer has moved the productive activities to another country where the labour costs are cheaper. It is an odd reality, a widely spread reality. Given that I am from Italy, more specifically from the Italian region of Sardinia. I order hand-woven fabrics from Sardinia and I want to produce the handbags in Italy (mainland). Easy concept! “Act locally…..think globally”.
I personally think, the accessories market looks too close to what the big names are doing and at the end the collections are too similar and difficult to sell. I have noticed that there is scarce orientation to research, many companies rely too much on current trends forgetting to research more on the future trends and majority do not experiment with new materials.
The luxury handbag market should really consider to concentrate on materials, perhaps eco-friendly materials (produced locally), to regain its exclusivity.
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The latest must have!

September 28th, 2008 — Handbags, eco, luxury, news  from antonello @ Luxury eco-conscious fashion

The latest must have guilt free handbag comes from Pibiones by Antonello.

“Pibiones pay tribute to the best of Italian eco luxury fabric choices. Trialling authentic Sardinian hand weaving methods in ethically managed factories, the collection of accessories are handcrafted by a handpicked group of leading handbag manufacturers in villages in mainland Italy.

Shedding light on Italian textiles and putting localised Italian handiwork and the importance of its preservation back on the map, Pibiones designer Antonello Tedde prides himself on only working with experts in accessories production and ultimately bringing Sardinian production methods back into the global consciousness.” London Fashion Week, BFC

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Reviewing the past

September 28th, 2008 — Design, Handbags, eco, luxury  from antonello @ Luxury eco-conscious fashion

I did talk before about this antique hand-woven textile. I discovered in an old wooden chest at my parents in Sardinia. It has been in the family from 1814: my great, great grandmother drew the designs and prepared dyes from local plants. She dyed the wool from my granddad sheep for her own work. She created a bedspread that remained in the family for few generations.

Its the time to review the past and look forward to achieving more in the coming years. This ecourages me to continue to work hard in the coming years to avoid the disappearance of the Sardinian hand-woven fabrics.

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Ideas for my design

September 28th, 2008 — Design, Handbags, accessories, eco, luxury  from antonello @ Luxury eco-conscious fashion

Where do I get design ideas? The only sources are the Sardinian fabrics and my imagination. Then, I have to make sure the idea I think is so brilliant, is developed into a concrete form. I normally start studying a particular hand-woven fabric and than I start making the pattern. The most important thing is to ensure the weavers and manufacturer understand how to produce it.
I try to be present in every production phase, to correct and redefine every component and detail. For the next Spring Summer 09 collection, I have based the handbag collection on roses and geometrical patterns.

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London Fashion Week - Estethica - Spring Summer 09

September 23rd, 2008 — Events, Handbags, accessories, luxury  from antonello @ Luxury eco-conscious fashion

Thank you for visiting our stand at the London Fashion Week – Estethica - Spring Summer Fashion. We really had fantastic time talking to you. We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did. Please if you have any question about our company, our products, do not hesitate to call us! We would also like to thank Fromsomewhere team, Orsola De Castro and Filippo Ricci, for giving us the opportunity to be part of this truly unique event and for the support of the organizers.
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Zagliani’s $10,500 Bag: the Small Tomodachi Crocodile Tote

September 18th, 2008 — Top Handle Bags, Totes, luxury, zagliani  from Haute Girl @ What's Haute - Haute Handbags & Purses. Haute Fashion. Haute Blog

Zagliani, the exotic handbag brand known for injecting silicone into its skins, is now known for something else - ridiculously expensive bags! The Zagliani Small Tomodachi Crocodile Tote costs a…

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Beyonce’s Photoshoot featuring the Sang A. River Tulip Tote

September 16th, 2008 — Celebrities, Exotic Skins, Totes, luxury, sang a  from Haute Girl @ What's Haute - Haute Handbags & Purses. Haute Fashion. Haute Blog

Photographer Tony Duran recently shot Beyonce with the Sang A. River Tulip Tote in black woven eel. It’s Sang A.’s new take on the classic ‘River’ with scalloped eel skin resembling flower petals and…

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New Hopes for Eliza Gabriel

November 20th, 2007 — Design, Handbags, eco-fashion, eco-friendly, luxury  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

When you are next eco-shopping in Paris, be sure you look for Eliza Gabriel handbags – the accessory range was presented at Prêt a Porter exhibition - So Ethic - in Paris. The bags are produced in her native village Taquaritinga (Brazil) by women’s cooperative businesses dedicated to fabric recycling. The Costurando Novas Esperanças (ACNE). New Hopes is the motto of this creative Brazilian association.
This bag is one of the many beauties you can find on their website http://www.elizagabriel.com/collections.html

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Spring Summer 2008 eco-fashion events.The green trade shows

September 15th, 2007 — Events, Fashion, eco-fashion, eco-friendly, luxury  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

In trying to decide which eco-fashion trade fair that will be good for my handbags, I looked at key eco-fashion events, available in August - September (Spring Summer 2008).
For me, these are the fair that cannot be ignored: the So-Ethic eco-section of the Prêt a porter show and the Ethical Fashion Show in Paris, Estethica at the London Fashion Week.
More illustrious designers among the more mainstream labels eco-friendly handbag companies present at these shows, has attracted a wealth of new international buyers and exhibitors. In the following weeks, I will be focussing my posts on the eco-friendly handbag exhibitors.

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I am back! The new Autumn Winter 2008 collection

July 31st, 2007 — Design, luxury, luxury handbags  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

Have you seen the new website design (http://www.pibiones.com/) ? Please check the new autumn winter collection 2008 and write back to tell me what are you thoughts about it. No need to say, I have been very busy with photo shoots and editing. The Spring Summer 2008 handbag collection is ready, I am very satisfied with the result. As I mentioned before on the blog, the new ss08 handbag collection is entirely made out of eco-friendly handwoven fabrics. Even the handbag accessories are made out of fabric. The Pibiones handbag linings are made of beautiful ends of rolls and off cuts recycled new fabrics from these Sardinian factories. These fabrics would usually end up in skips and landfill, to be incinerated.

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The growing…peaches.

April 25th, 2007 — Spring Summer 07, luxury, luxury handbags, news  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

Remember the peach flowers I bought back in March? Tiny leaves appeared few days ago. Following my previous post, I want to thank the numerous supporters of the press and on-line fashion review sites. A special thank you to http://labourofheart.blogspot.com/ for publishing the Pibiones handbags http://labourofheart.blogspot.com/2007/04/pibiones.html on their “must add on your favorites, and to Ivy for writing about Pibiones sustainable handbags in busy with style : http://www.busywithstyle.com/50226711/sustainable_luxury_handbags.php. I feel particularly honored by the comments left by Pibiones luxury handbags on http://www.thisnext.com/item/3A69AA42/Pibiones-by-Antonello-luxury.

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The new virtual window display.

April 18th, 2007 — Design, Developement, Spring Summer 07, luxury, luxury handbags  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

The nice weather has influenced even my new window display at www.pibiones.com! For the Spring Summer 2008, I am going to use more corals from Alghero to decorate some of the Pibiones handbags

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Spring Summer 2008 Coral Moodboard

April 16th, 2007 — Design, Developement, Moodboard, Spring Summer 08, luxury, luxury handbags  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

I am already thinking about the next spring summer 2008 fashion and I have just started to taste the spring summer 2007. I looked at the SS08 leather and accessories trends a and predictions. Le Cuir - Paris and Premier Vision. I don’t remember if I mentioned a very useful prediction site worth checking: http://www.fashiontrendsetter.com/content/color_trends.html. The weather is so nice, and even my mood boards are affected by the summery weather. As previously posted, I normally gather and display my inspiration for the collections on MOOD BOARDS, another design moodboard example that explains the attachment to my native Sardinia.

Here are some of the many colours for SS2008.

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Preventing handbag theft.

March 16th, 2007 — handbag theft, luxury, luxury handbags, news, tips  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

Handbag theft is increasing everywhere, have you insured your collections? We must protect ourselves against thieves, I was thinking of taking out insurance for my backpack. I still haven’t designed one in Pibiones fabric (I got some special fabric and soon I am going to make one for me!) for now I am wearing a Gucci and Mandarina Duck backpacks in black.

The average luxury handbag is worth at least € 500, purse €145 with some cash, mobile phone, MP3, make up bag and the hassle of car/house keys and card replacement. Not to mention the possibility of identity theft.

If you would like to know more about handbag theft and how to prevent it, here more advice:

http://www.bagtheftblog.com/

http://www.purseblog.com/general/purse-theft-what-to-do/
http://cms.met.police.uk/met/boroughs/harrow/05crime_prevention/meet_the_harrows/nan http://www.cherwell.org/features/the_perils_of_a_handbag_theft

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Thank you for supporting Pibiones handbags

March 1st, 2007 — Handbags, Spring Summer 07, luxury, luxury handbags, news  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

Inspired by Karin, I thought it would be nice to share with you the peach flowers I bought in China Town. Thank you Karin for writing about my bags.
I would also like to thank other two Pibiones supporters: Beatriz from Spain (bolsoblog.com) and Michael Andres at Iguana Fashions,
A special thank to Alla Moda for spreading the world about Pibiones handbags.

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Recycling the yarns.

February 28th, 2007 — Design, Fashion, Spring Summer 07, luxury, luxury handbags  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

I have a (big) bag full of left over yarns, cutting off the excess fabric used for the handbags I always think that can be useful for some other project….you never know. I feel like the old people in my village that save anything! I have started using this yarns for making t-shirts for my friends. I spread the yarn across the front or the back of the t-shirt, use pins to create the design and then with the sewing machine I go over the yarns to secure them to the t-shirt.
Illustrations are drawn from the sardinian culture. May be, I can start making handbags with the some process!

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Karin’s world.

February 28th, 2007 — Fashion, luxury, news  from antonello @ Luxury Handbags Blog - All about exclusive luxury handbags and eco-luxury handbags

You must have a look at this fantastic website from Karin Eriksson. Swedish based designer/maker of functional ceramics and one off interior pieces. Karin’s blog is very interesting: the inspirations and thoughts around crafts and design.
I love the flowery range! I love all her delicate work.

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