ShopDiary

Can I Tell You …

…about accessories designer Rafe Totengco’s blog? I found his blog via a comment he left at The Sartorialist a few months ago and I’ve been reading it ever since.

If you don’t know him yet, Rafe (pronounced “RAH-fee”) is a successful accessories designer based in New York. His eponymous brand, Rafe New York, is carried in his own stores in New York and Japan and by high end stores and boutiques worldwide. Celebs love his bags. He recently collaborated with Target to produce a capsule collection of handbags and accessories that are distinctly Rafe New York at affordable prices.

Rafe’s blog takes a peek at his life as a designer. He starts off each entry with a very personable, “Can I tell you?”. His posts are peppered with Polaroid-like snapshots arranged in a collage with handwritten notes. I particularly like his travel tales where he dishes about his favorite places to eat, sleep and most importantly, shop! Girls, if you don’t know where the Marni outlet in Milan is, Rafe’s only too happy to share this fashion insider secret. He also goes trend spotting and hot guy spotting at the same time. Hilarious!

Rafe doesn’t update often but when he does, it’s certainly worth it!