Vintage Restore: Queen of Restoration

Vintage Restore: Queen of Restoration (Illustrado)

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Bernadette Reyes

Your vintage bags can now stand the test of time, albeit with a little help from the “Restoration Queen”.

Do you have a faded Balenciaga City Bag hiding in your closet? Did the sling of your Louis Vuitton Neverfull handbag break off because you always kept it full? Are you always trying to hide the part of your Chanel Quilted Bowler Bag that is peeling off?

Take a trip down Jupiter St. in Makati or visit White Plains in Quezon City and look for a signage that reads Vintage Restore. The shop promises to bring your beaten up bag back to life.
A family business, Vintage Restore came about after their Edna Buenviaje-Cruz, who has over 30 years of experience and technical know- how of the bag manufacture industry began to see a decline in the bag manufacturing business.

“Back in 2004, more and more brands began looking at China to manufacture their bags. I thought of diversifying our family business,” says Trisha Cruz-Cuazon, Edna’s daughter and co-owner of Vintage Restore.

However, their first attempt in the business was a flop. In 2005, the family opened its first shop in Market! Market! in Taguig under the brand Bag Specialist. The mall sought to cater to the high-end clientele of Makati, but was later repositioned to serve the middle class market of Taguig. “Nobody was doing repairs for luxury items so we opened our business there. Turns out the location wasn’t the right fit for our business so we closed shop a year after,” reveals Trisha.


Vintage Restore also began accepting overseas clients...

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