Me and my Bao Bao Bag by Issey Miyake

My hubby and I both celebrate our birthdays in October. For this particular birthday of his, he went to Hong Kong with our guy friends from high school.

He asked me what I wanted and I said all I want is a Samsung case for my Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Wish granted. He got me that and then another thing... the fabled Bao Bao Bag by Issey Miyake. I say fabled because when we went to Japan last May, Soph and I visited the Bao Bao store in Ginza only to be presented with an apology notice by the saleslady because well -- the entire store was empty save for one ugly black Bao Bao wallet. Having a black Bao Bao anything is senseless because you can't really see the kaleidoscopic design Bao Bao famous for. She went on to say that this is the usual scenario in Bao Bao stores all over Japan -- out of stock with no guarantee of when stuff will arrive next. There's only one Bao Bao store in HK and so when my hubby saw they had stocks, he quickly bought me one.

Bao Bao Issey Miyake Lucent Pro-3 Tote AW2015

So hubby got me this hot pink Bao Bao Issey Miyake Lucent Pro-3 Tote. It cost HK$3,300 (around P20k). A bag like this retails for around P15k in Japan but good luck and more power actually finding stocks. In the US, it's super pricey at US$720. Anyway I love how this bag lays flat as a board. Actually you can even fold it... it's so easy to store.

This bag's straps are adjustable.

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