Pinay-Made Handbag Worn by Queen of Belgium

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium’s favourite bags, Mira and Ginto minaudières, are proudly made by Filipina designer Amina Aranaz-Alunan.

The queen was photographed wearing the Philippine-designed bags made from snakeskin, hard-shell, brass dipped in gold and adorned with semi-precious stones.

Another European royal, Dutch Queen Maxima, was also seen carrying another Aranaz creation. The Maharlika orange clutch is also made from snakeskin with kamagong wooden frame, ABS-CBN News reported.

“The stylist of the Queen chooses the clutches that match her outfits. She is very enthusiastic about it because Mathilde supports products made from ecological materials. She finds the story behind the bags beautiful as well that’s why she uses them regularly,” said Amélie Vandenabeele, owner of A Bag With A Story, the official distributor of the Aranaz line in Benelux (Belgium Netherlands, Luxembourg).

Queen Mathilde owns at least five clutches from the Aranaz label, she added.

“Amina (Aranaz) and I are very proud that the head of the country is carrying these bags. That’s really a nice advertisement for the label.”

The Philippine-made bags sold by A Bag With A Story have already made their way to clients in Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, France. According to Vandenabeele, her clients were pleased with the uniqueness of their purchases and she has not received a single complaint from them.

(Source: FilipinoTimes.ae)