Brands We Like: Angela & Roi [Interview]

                                 

Angela & Roi is a brand with a purpose. Handbag designers Angela and Roi Lee started A&R in order to merge classic, minimalist design style with philanthropy. They encourage you to "donate by color," with $5 from each sale going to one of eleven charities.  For example, a pink item supports breast cancer, red for HIV/ AIDS, and white for lung cancer.

Each handbag is made from high-quality vegan leather and durable fabrics and comes with a 100 day warranty.  Their bags are clean, with sleek designs and definitely look high end (I love it.) You can find all of the lovely bags from A&R at www.angelaroi.com.

Check out our exclusive interview with Chief Fashion Officer and Co-Founder: Angela, of Angela & Roi below:

How did you get started in the fashion industry?

Roi has always been a businessman, he found me and saw a future in the fashion industry with me. He saw my love for fashion, and as he loves me, he found a way to intertwine our passions. Growing up, my mother molded my interest in fashion, she bought me the best quality and most beautifully crafted handbags, and styled my outfits with impeccable taste; she showed me a whole new world. As I grew older, and independent of my parents, I learned the truth behind fashion. It was too expensive for me as a college student to buy these handbags I grew up with; I could no longer afford those high quality bags. I quickly realized no one sold quality bags with classic design for an affordable price. Why can’t luxury be affordable?

Jeremy Scott for Moschino at Milan Fashion Week.

What do McDonalds, Hersheys, Spongebob and cheese all have in common? Jeremy Scott, apparently .

Scott became the new Creative Director for Moschino in October 2013, and he just debuted a new collection at Milan Fashion Week. It's out of control. He's the king of quirky, cartoony, wild things and this collection for Moschino has Scott written alllll over it.

Peter Pilotto x Target.

British brand Peter Pilotto has teamed up with Target for their first designer collection of 2014. The line is colorful with bold prints and patterns and perfect for spring. With most pieces under $60, this collection is truly affordable and would make an adorable Valentine's Day gift. Items include slip on tennis shoes, totes, swim suits, beach towels, sunglasses, dresses, tops, and bottoms....the full spectrum.

"Our brand is about print, yes, but it's also about the emotional feeling you can get from color & color combinations."- Peter Pilotto

How to Say Those Tricky Designer Names.

It's one thing to be interested in high fashion, and another thing entirely to try and have a conversation about it and not have a single clue how to pronounce the designer's name. We're most likely all guilty of reading these names exactly as they are spelled....saying Givenchy as give-enchy, Lacroix as la-kroy (in my head at least), and Bal-main basically exactly as it looks.

Let's take it all the way back to the first grade, why don't we? It's time to get our collective learn on. So from A to Z, the good folks over at Harpers Bazaar have listed many of the popular high fashion designers and how to pronounce their complicated ass names.

Designer Spotlight: Bernhard Willhelm.

Dope right? This shoe is one of many Bernhard Willhelm x Camper Together high top trainers. Since their debut, they've became a staple in his collections, steadily transforming through the years with spots, textures, and bold hue's. 

First of all,  let me tell you how my interest in Bernhard even started. I met up with a couple of my homies from STL in DC (shoutout Adrian & Morgan) and while they were in Georgetown, they saw these dope phi dope shoes....to the point where they both felt the need to put me up on game.

So I'm thinking, "Shoes, you say?"......."Dope, you say?"...."Tell me more." Then they pulled up these funky ass zig zag boots that I had never in life seen before...called Bernard's. And with that shoe, came a whole lot more interesting shit.