Red, White and Black

We were so pleased with how the Oriental Striped Moonbag turned out that we couldn’t wait to try more out of the same concept and colours. And so it is that this week, we went absolutely manic over ‘Red, White and Black’.

First, there’s the clutch that we experimented with. We just loved the combination of the bright red and the black and white polka-dotted print. It’s not perfect yet, but I loved toting it out to dinner, never mind that it didn’t match my bright turquoise sundress:) It just stood out so much; even the boys wanted a piece of the ‘Red, White and Black’ action. We even took some hilarious photos of them holding it in turns. Now if only we could publish those photos. What would their girlfriends do, seeing their boyfriends and a bright red clutch with a big flower pin!? :))

Betty Boo-ish Clutch

And so The Bag Bar’s love affair with ‘Red, White and Black’ began. There’s just something very simple, yet graphic about the combination. Perfect for the Everyday Bag and the Moonbag we thought. And so it is done:) They ended up looking kinda Betty Boo-ish ! . The bags in the ‘Red, White and Black’ series also feature a bloomin’ fabric flower that’s detachable. Click on the pictures below to see the bags’ listing in our Online Shop for more information.

Red and White Striped Moonbag

Popsicle Everyday Bag

Introducing The MoonBag

We’ve got a new style in the TBB stable! Introducing the MoonBag, a simple yet eye-catching bag design. Made from one singular pattern piece and having no pleats, it’s perfect to show off our new fabrics with the interesting motifs and floral prints. It would be sacrilegious to hide those beautiful florals behind pleats and zippers, no? :) You can see the Moonbags here.

The MoonBag

We also have another new design, the Bowling Bag! Not meant for a bowling ball, but it’s roomy enough for tons of your daily stuff. See it here.

The Bowling Bag

Meet The Twins

TBB has been abuzzed with the whirr of sewing machines throughout December as Santa’s Little Bag Ladies worked to help stuff the Christmas stockings. The custom-ordered bags were protected in a shroud of mystery as we had been sworn to secrecy lest we be cursed to an eternity of mass-produced patent-leather bags :) Now that Christmas is over, we can now unveil our custom-ordered bags in all its unwrapped glory!

We would like to thank all of the ‘Santas’ who worked with us in creating these little beauties. We know that they will be enjoyed immensely, and not just at Christmas! :))

Check out our new page ‘Gallery‘ to view our retrospective of custom-ordered bags.

Wristlets Galore

There’s just something so versatile about wristlets… They’re like wee little handbags that you can bring anywhere, hanging right there on your wrist. And with that in mind, we have some funky wristlets to house all those essentials, be it for the casual stroll or a night on the town with the girls. You could even use it as a secondary handbag INSIDE of your regular daily bag. What they lack in size is surely made up by cute prints and lots of attitude!

Available now at The Bag Bar’s Online Shop.

Doodle Dee, Doodle Dum…

I occasionally doodle and these days, I find that it’s mostly bag doodles… Whenever I have ideas on what a bag may look like, I whip out my trusty iPod Touch ( try the SketchPad application! ) and start doodling away. Here’s a recent doodle on what I thought might be a great idea for a great, versatile little number that people could tote around to the office and can go from their day to night look with a change of the strap’s position… You know how we like doing bags that have multiple personalities! :))

I couldn’t wait to try this one out so it was immediately on to patterning, cutting and sewing. I used this fantastic fabric that I have kept for a while for special projects (this is one of them methinks :). You might remember the same fabric from the Shabby Blue Candy Clutch we did a while back. After a slight feud with the zip ( such necessary evils they are! ) , it turned out pretty well and I’m just chuffed!

Ella and the Blue Shabby Handbag

You can find the Blue Shabby Handbag and other new items in our Shop.

About Time!

Christmas season is now officially upon us! Thought it might be appropriate to show some seasonal colours. Well, we did give the red alert :)….  Happy December, everyone!

Red Alert!

1st December is World Aids Day.

This week, it’s all about RED at The Bag Bar as we are inspired by the volunteers at Kota Kinabalu Aids Support Services Association ( KASIH) who set out with a public awareness campaign on HIV/AIDS at Gaya Street Fair today. It wasn’t the typical Red Ribbon day as they also handed out 500 cupcakes with red ribbons on them along with information pamphlets. A little red goes a long way!

Picture courtesy of Roddy Teo

If you missed them this week, they will be at Warisan Square next Sunday, 6th December 2009. Come on KK-lites, come out and support them hey!

Check out our new red-themed bags at the SHOP

Fabulous Florals

This week we went gaga over some fabulous florals in a Japanese flavour!

Find the entire Japanese Floral Series in the SHOP.

The ever versatile style of City Tote in a Japanese theme

Making your bags work for you…

Maybe it’s a sign of the times, but we just LOOOVE for our bags to give us more looks for the price of one. It’s always great to have that one practical, yet versatile bag that works just that little bit harder. And this weekend it’s all about the multi-faceted Eazy Tote, which is reversible and gives you two looks in one bag.

The leafy print side

The floral side

Is it a floral print bag? Or is it a leafy-print bag? You decide! Find the entire Eazy Tote collection at The Bag Bar.

There’s also the vintage-look linen bags which we made into a shabby chic style. Enjoy!

New Look

Oh dearie, it’s been quite a while since our last update of new bags, hasn’t it? We’ve been so very engrossed with all things life, work and The Bag Bar! It’s been very encouraging to have over 200 people join our Facebook Group and to celebrate, we thought we’d have a new look and a new online shop!

So what’s new, you say? Apart from our blog looking quite funky with its new makeover, the online shop now features a new shopping cart, more functionalities, like being able to see more product pictures (always helpful) and view bags by categories (looking for a specific bag?).  Best of all, it’s more user-friendly ( coz we’re friendly people too:). Do check out the new shop by clicking on our ‘Online Shop’ link.

Do let us know what you think hey! ….

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