Chanel Bags Lover

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Lochlann Quinn, once the chairman of the Allied Irish Bank, has put a pricey piece of real estate up for sale: the Prada location at 16 Old Bond Street in London. The Independent reports  that the commercial real estate will be listed with property consultant Fineman Ross for around £30 million. The sale of the freehold of the building would also include the offices above the Prada store. The total rent is said to be more than £1 million a month. Old Bond Street, which in the Mayfair district of London, has been a fashionable shopping street since the 18th century. The southern part is known as Old Bond Street while the northern part is New Bond Street. Old Bond Street is home to a variety of luxury retailers including Tiffany & Co., Chanel, Gucci and De Beers.

It’s built by a couple who see good opportunity in the contagious obsession of today’s women
Photos by Rodel Rotoni

A FEVER that seems more prevalent and powerful than dengue has now invaded the supposedly exclusive confines of BF Homes in Parañaque with the recent opening of Leilanie’s House of Bags.

Located on Aguirre Avenue (tel. 975-9301; 0917-803-3147), the imposing three-story, neo-European-inspired building with a glass facade is impossible to miss. It has a huge inflatable pink Birkin perched on the roof.

The incongruous-looking structure seemed to have sprung up overnight in BF’s thriving commercial row.

It has wood-and-glass shelves on the first floor almost exclusively devoted to second-hand bags, from such high-end brands as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermes, Prada, Goyard, Balenciaga, Dior, Burberry, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Coach and Gucci.

The place is bound to fuel the raging bag
fever that seems to have afflicted countless Filipino women (and not a few good men) for years now.

A cursory look reveals these finds: a small Birkin in dark brown can set you back by P395,000; a black-and-red Kelly similar, says a saleslady, to the one swung about by Gretchen Barretto costs P230,000.
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