{Special Holiday Collaboration} Miadore for the Cayetano Legacy Collection

We have a special collaboration line coming to you for the Holidays.  The Cayetano Legacy Collection teamed up with one of our favorite designers from the Philippines, Yekky Balingit of Miadore.  His designs are beautiful, fashion forward, works of art.  He was just recently awarded "Preview" magazine's "2012 Emerging Fashion Talent Award." Its truly an honor to work together with him to create this special line for you.


Our Miadore + CLC collaboration launches on Thursday, November 15.   Its a 6 piece couture capsule that exudes glamour, color, and luxury.  Each piece is one of a kind and NOT replicated so once its gone, its gone.  So be sure to check out Cayetano Legacy Collection on November 15th.   

"Tanushree" from the Miadore for CLC collection

Here's a little bit more about Yekky and how Miadore came about.

MIADORE was born in the era of DIYs. The first few pieces were made out of boredom and an after-office hobby. Fortunately, last December of 2009, I was able to meet the great Rajo Laurel, and from there—as they say—the rest is history.

Q- how did you start designing jewelry? 

A - It was a night of bored and same old routine, that I decided to put up a small business. The first few pieces consists of left over fabrics from my Mother. Everything was random. It has this peculiar and uneven shape that I found interesting - nothing that can be found in the market.
Every time I wore my creations to work and always received a lot of compliments . I even thought of selling them in selected bazaars. 

Q - how did you come up with the name Miadore?

A - MIADORE came from my parent's nicknames MIA and ADOR. While the 'E' stands for my real name Erik. It is my homage to them.

Q - where does you inspiration come from?

A - Every day, everything and everywhere. I always keep my senses open.
The whole world is full of special textures and meaning...it just depends on how it is interpreted.
Q - if you had to describe your design aesthetic in 3 words what would you say?

A - Paradox. Bi-polar. Odd. 

Q - where can we find your designs

A - Right now, I'm a consignor at House of Laurel (6013 Villena cor. Manalac Steet Poblacion, Makati City Email : houseoflaurel@gmail.com )
and Unisex Rewind by JP Singson (126-B West Ave Quezon City             +639228391866      )

Q - any big plans for your line in the near future?

A - Hopefully, a studio then a boutique then Anthropologie. *Finger's crossed*
Q - how would you describe your personal style?

A - Odd. :) Layered casual sometimes draping, muted one day then neon next and oh nothing too formal it makes me itchy. It depends on my mood to cut it short. :) I can go with anything as long I have good pair of shoes. 

Q - if you were to share one piece of advice from your personal experiences, what would you say? 

A - Be pessimistic because with all that negative vibe along the way comes something fantastic and marvelous in the end.

{October} Pretty in Pink

We're Going Pretty in Pink During the Month of October. 

Will you join us?  

For the second year in a row, Cayetano Legacy Collection is joining the fight against cancer.  For all Maximina Pink necklaces sold during the month of October, fifty percent of of the purchase price will be donated directly to the Susan G Komen For The Cure Foundation, an organization transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helps to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors.

To learn more about Susan G Komen For the Cure, please visit the organization here . 

To purchase your Maximina Pink, you can do so here.

{Poll} Help Us Create our Holiday Line

Hi loves!!! We're so excited for you to see our holiday line coming up within the next few months - its full of color, crystals, glitz, glam, luxe fabrics, and everything perfect for the holiday season. But we need your help!! You be the judge. We're hosting a poll on facebook. Help us choose which of these 3 options you'd like to see in our Holiday 2012 line. All 3 styles are bib style collar necklaces perfect for your holiday party attire.  Let us know what you think -  the poll will be open through Tuesday, Oct 2 at 11:59pm EST.

Option 1: white raw edge howlite stones with black crystal inlay with gold Japanese seed beads 

Option 2: orange raw edge howlite stones with multicolored iridescent crystals surrounded by gold Japanese seed beads

Option 3: A black version of our Fashion Night out necklace using black onyx stones surrounded by gold, silver, and black seed beads  - we had such a overwhelming response to our fashion night out necklace that we had to create another version

Bold Colors - oh my!

Bold colors - oh my! by cayetanolegacycollection featuring Zara sandals

Our fav shoe staples from Zara served as color inspiration for our upcoming Cayetano Legacy Collection Summer 2012 line. The bolder the better! Look out for our new line out in May 2012.

{Outfit of the Day} Daytime Pretty

White tee shirt - daytime pretty by cayetanolegacycollection featuring zipper bags

I decided to create an outfit today around the basic white tee - after reading Fabsugar's "30 Ways to Wear your White tee" http://www.fabsugar.com/30-Ways-Wear-Your-White-T-Shirt-22419020 . What do you think?

{Spring Trend} Kimono jackets

With Spring in the air, we're cleaning out our closets and adding a few "of the moment" trends.  The one we're loving most are kimono jackets.  They're just so laid back, colorful, and perfect for any occasion.
The volume of these jackets pair perfectly with any of our statement pieces which is great for us as we're always on the go to meetings and events.

Here are some great ideas on how to incorporate the kimono jacket into your wardrobe.

Kimono Love by cayetanolegacycollection featuring a pink jacket

Kimono's are great because they work with any body size and shape.  You can find this silhouette in a number of ways such as dresses, cardigans, blouses, lightweight jackets.  Here are some ways on how to wear a lightweight kimono jacket.

1) For a casual day look, pair with jean shorts and a tank top - kimono's are naturally dressy with their eye catching sleeves and prints that it would compliment the laid back style of shorts and a tank top.

2) Cropped kimono's would look great with dark blue skinny jeans and nude pumps

3) Longer length kimono's would look great paired with black leggings or black tights

4) For a dressier look, you can pair a little black dress (LBD) and jazz it up with a kimono cover up

5) For resort wear, you can use a sheer kimono jacket as a chic cover-up as you grab your cocktails by the water.

{Breckenridge, CO} - CLC Traveling Trunk Show

By Karen:

I went to Breckenridge, CO to set up our pop-up shop at Vintage Sweet and Chic - the first stop in our traveling trunk show series for 2012. Vintage Sweet and Chic has a great, eclectic assortment, of vintage furs, on trend clothes, and cute knick knacks for the home. It's owned by Katie Meyer and Ann Csincsak (you may recognize Ann from ABC's Bachelor Season 13). As soon as I entered the store i knew our pieces would fit right in. They had wonderful vintage looking fixtures, even down to the the clothes racks - they were silver pipes - very cool vibe. The best part was the cute candy assortment right behind the counter.

{ Vintage assortment }

{cute knick knacks}

{cool pipe racks}

{A sweet treat}

Breckenridge, CO is a 2 hour drive from Denver, CO. It was a nice treat to drive through the mountains to this quaint town - the background of snow capped mountains was really a sight to see.

{Snow capped mountains}

{DIA - Denver International Airport}

Once you get to the town of Breckenridge, you know you're in a whole nother world, christmas lights still line the streets -which seem appropriate since there were snow flurries that day. As if adding to the ambiance of the city, right before I got into the store, there were these 2 beautiful huskies curled together. (Later came to find out they were Ann's dogs). As soon as I enter the store, I see Ann's husband Jesse (winner of ABC's Bachelorette Season 4 ), pushing a stroller with their little son, Noah. Right away he welcomed my husband and I with a big hug. Ann looking gorg in a printed tunic with black tights and boots looked even more amazing in person. I can't even tell you how beautiful this family is. And the best part? They were so down to earth. I really wanted to put them in my pocket and take them home with me so we could have glasses of wine and talk the night away. Haha.

(Karen outside of Vintage Sweet and Chic}

{Shop local}

{Fire Pit}

(Setting up pop up shop}

Needless to say, I had a great time meeting great people and visiting a town that I've never been to. Every shop i walked into, i was always greeted with a warm hello. I loved the hospitality and hope to be able to make a longer visit next time.

 {Karen and Ann}

 PS  - just HAD to include a picture of the sushi dinner I was able to enjoy with the hubby in Denver before we caught our flight back home.  It was a nice dinner sans baby where we didn't have to rush or worry about baby spilling soy sauce everywhere :)

 {Sushi from Go Fish - Denver}

(Giveaway) "Spring Awakening"

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