Samantha Thavasa Opening in Singapore

Samantha Thavasa will be opening its very first store in Southeast Asia in December in Singapore! The store will be at Level B1 of Ion Orchard. To win invites to their launch party, all you have to do is follow Samantha Thavasa Singapore on Twitter and re-tweet their contest tweet. The contest is on from now until 30 November. Do also check out their new Facebook page for more details.

On my recent trip to Osaka, I was delighted to discover this Samantha Thavasa Petit Choice Liberty print Boston bag at the Daimaru in Shinsaibashi. The bag is available in three Liberty prints. You can see another of the prints here.

I spent about 20 minutes trying to decide between this pink paisley print and the purple flower print, and eventually decided to get the latter to match the Samantha Thavasa wallet that I got back in Tokyo in March on my honeymoon.

The bag is made in Japan and costs 16,275yen (about S$255), while the wallet had cost around 13,000yen. The material is cotton coated with PVC. I liked the fact that it was very lightweight and didn't feel stiff.


The bag is from the Petite Choice range, whereas the wallet is from the main Samantha Thavasa line. Hence, the logos and leather trimmings are different. I've been using the wallet for the past 6 months and it's still in tip top condition.

The leather trimming on the wallet is a light beige, whereas the bag sports a medium brown trimming.

The bag also comes with a detachable long strap.

Inside, there are two pockets on one side of the bag.

Hopefully the new store in Ion will carry their Liberty print range!