The Sweet Life, hosted by Lucy Torres-Gomez and Wilma Doesnt, had a special on Eco Living with segments touching on fashion, health and living. One segment of the show focused on Rajo Laurel’s, pet project of recycled(retaso) bags.
Rajo Laurel is a famous designer from the Philippines. His passion for fashion started at an early age which led him to attend some prestigious design schools abroad in order to develop further his craft. His talent for design has allowed him to bag some very important fashion awards from abroad.
Together with Reese Fernandez, director of Rags to Riches, they showcased their social project which is recycling old rags into usable and fashionable bags. According to Rajo Laurel it all started when the Jesuit Priests from the Ateneo approached him for his advice on how to help some underprivileged women from a town earn a living.
After seeing that they were making old cloths into rags, he advised them that they could earn further by diverting their talents in sewing and the raw materials they had to make fashionable items. Hence the bag cottage industry was established for them.
Thanks to Rajo Laurel and Reese Fernandez, the movement to make recycled materials fashionable and usable once more gained a strong champion.
Contact information for Rags to Riches
email: r2rcorp@gmail.com
tel: 632 - 4266101 local 3440/3441
cel: 63 0905 3273999
Bags and Purses are available at:
House of Laurel
6013 Villena Corner Manalac St
Brgy Poblacion, Makati City 1210
632 - 8956426
632 - 8905323
632 - 8967046
Some of the designs they brought to the show can be seen below.
There’s also suppossed to be a Mother’s Day promo with Max Chicken restaurant but sadly I wasn’t able to catch that segment.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:17 am
where can we buy the bags?
May 13th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
where can we purchse both the bag and the purse?
May 13th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
For orders and inquiries, please call (02) 4266101 loc 3440 or 3441, or +63905273999
May 19th, 2008 at 9:55 am
i am from bacoor, cavite and i frequent alabang town center, sm southmall and festival mall. are these beautifully crafted bags available in these malls?
May 19th, 2008 at 11:06 am
@Jazz
Good question, try emailing them at r2rcorp@gmail.com to check if their distributors have reached the south already.