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#canitellyou tell me which one you love? Or…is it possible to love them all?! With so many holiday parties coming up you’re going to need one or two statement clutches to wear. Nobody needs a basic clutch, am I right? Choose between the

#canitellyou that feeling of Christmas…you feel it as soon as you walk into @rolfsny. The entire restaurant is festooned with lights, baubles and all sorts of Christmas decorations. It’s quite magical actually. Good luck getting a table

#canitellyou from our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving. / 🍽 🥗🍷🥧
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#fromourfamilytoyours #happythanksgiving❤️ #itsafamilyaffair❤️ #wearefamilyigotallmysisterswithme #familylove❤️ www.rafe.com

#canitellyou I’m thankful for family near and far, for friendships that stand the test of time, for the city I call home, for the community that empowers me, for love, health and happiness. I’ve got a lot to be thankful for. Happy Thanksg

#canitellyou spotted the effervescent @gabriellehurwitz making waves with her #conchitaminaudiere in Taormina. / 🤩🐚🌟
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#minaudière #yellowmotherofpearl #rafeminaudiere #motherofpearlclutch #clutchobsessed #gabriellehurwitz #nunziatinata

#canitellyou trip the light fantastic. I have this thing for lights so when I heard about ‘A Certain Slant of Light’ an exhibition of 100 original lights designed by @stephenalesch & Robin Standefer for @rwguild I had to go see them.

#canitellyou she’s a New York City girl. @ayabesamis taking the subway wearing her own design and her namesake #ayaframeclutch in gold and silver handwoven leather. You’d be surprised how capacious this clutch is.
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#canitellyou it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go. Just walk around the West Village, you’ll see storefronts and brownstone buildings all decked out for the holidays.
Get into the mood and add a festive touch to

#canitellyou seeing flowers in real life or in art always make me smile. Just look at the incredible detail, colors and composition of these illustrations by @annahiggie caught my eye. Which one would you choose? / 👩🏼&zwj;🎨🎨💐
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#flowerartwo

#canitellyou now this is make you smile style. What a thrill to see my #lilatophandle bag worn by @michellenorrisphoto in Atlanta and @konmido.by.mido in Milan complimenting their personal style. And I love that they’re not afraid to wear color

#canitellyou can you take me to funky town? While we were in London this past October we caught LA artist @laurenhalsey2068 first solo exhibition in the UK at the Serpentine South Gallery. She transformed the gallery into an immersive ‘Funk gar

#canitellyou Rome if you want to. @chit_e.s after seeing @dawnzulueta wearing the #jamieenvelopeclutch wanted the cognac color for her trip to the eternal city. I loved seeing her photos of the Colosseum, the Travestere neighborhood and the Trevi fou

#canitellyou if you could turn back time what would you do differently? I can think of so many moments I’d like to redo.
But let’s focus your attention on the #jamieenvelopeclutch in black suede embellished with gold and silver grommets.

#canitellyou sunrise on the lake in the wee hours of the morning. / ☺️🌅🍂
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#sunriseonthelake #marionlakeny #eastmarionny #northforker #northforkliving #ilovethenorthfork #weehoursofthemorning #sunrise🌅

#canitellyou “I don’t care if Monday’s blue, Tuesday’s gray and Wednesday too. Thursday I don’t care about
you. It’s Friday I’m in love.”- The Cure
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#itsfridayiminlove #rafetotengco #sohonyc❤️ #bla

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Rafe New York Spring / Summer 2024 at F/ROW in Los Angeles

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Jan 13, 2025

Can I Tell You About…Joanna Preysler

Jan 13, 2025

Can I tell you about Joanna Preysler . We met over 30 years when I was a fashin designer in the Philippines. Recently, we’ve been reacquainted through her social media and our mutual friend Dawn Zulueta. She’s a wife, a mother and an entrepreneur. She and her husband Raul Francisco founded Prove nance Art Gallery and 8Rooms Creative S pace in Manila showcasing Filipino artists and mentoring emerging tale

Jan 13, 2025

Apr 30, 2024

Can I Tell You...about Ayesha Vera Yu.

Apr 30, 2024

Can I tell you I first met Ayesha back in 2016 when ARK honored me at their fundraiser gala in New York. Since then we have become friends and I have helped her with some creative input with last year’s event. She is a force of nature; bubbling with energy, overflowing with ideas and optimism that is inspiring to be around.

Apr 30, 2024

Jan 29, 2024

Can I Tell You ... about my collaboration with Mestiza New York.

Jan 29, 2024

Can I tell you, we all know that feeling you have when you meet someone and you just know you’re going to get along. That’s exactly how I felt when I met Alessandra years ago. We have a shared heritage and it’s something we are very proud of. We just get each other.

Jan 29, 2024

Jan 6, 2024

Can I Tell You...about my Spring / Summer 2024 Collection featured in Vogue Philippines.

Jan 6, 2024

Sep 27, 2023

Can I Tell You...about Aya Abesamis.

Sep 27, 2023

Sep 7, 2023

Can I Tell You...about my Fall / Winter 2023 Collection.

Sep 7, 2023

Aug 1, 2023

Can I Tell You...Gold is a neutral.

Aug 1, 2023

Jun 9, 2023

Can I Tell You...about Berna Romulo Puyat.

Jun 9, 2023

Can I tell you, although we’ve never met in person, Berna Romulo Puyat and I have come to know each other thanks to Instagram. We started direct messaging each other a few years ago when she posted a picture wearing one of my clutches given to her by a common friend. Berna has been a long time advocate for wearing Filipino design. In her role as the Philippines Secretary of Tourism she traveled everywhere in the country and through her I saw so many beautiful destinations I have since added to my bucket list. More recently, she has been appointed the Deputy Governor of Central Bank of the Philippines.

Jun 9, 2023

May 4, 2023

Can I Tell You...about Clair Concepcion-Barberis.

May 4, 2023

Apr 25, 2023

Can I Tell You...Mom would Love This!

Apr 25, 2023

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