KC Concepcion shares interesting story about her vintage Chanel bag
Actress KC Concepcion may have inherited her fashion sense from her grandma, Elaine Cuneta, as she revealed on an Instagram post yesterday, November 30.
According to KC, while her mom was busy at work, Mita Elaine dressed her up from her toddler years until her early 20s.
She related, “One day, I was walking out the door in jeans and a shirt when she told me to change the big black purse I was wearing.
“I knew I would be running late, but I paused and waited--I would never want to disappoint my grandmother.
"After about 10 minutes, and after serious contemplation, she found the purse she was looking for.
“She gave me this vintage Chanel from her dressing room [my favorite room in the house, if not the swimming pool], gave me a nod of approval with her chin up, also wearing this proud grin.”
KC then hugged and kissed her grandma, ran outside wearing her sneakers and jeans, and of course, her hand-me-down vintage Chanel bag.
She added, “She taught me how to enjoy fashion.
“Her look every time she would dress me up, whenever she would change one accessory of mine, or lipstick color before I stepped out the door...
"When I put together an outfit with a pretty purse or accessory, or even when I spray perfume or design jewelry, I think of her.”
Now that she's a woman of her own and her late-grandmother gone, KC said she would often think about how Mita Elaine would react if she browsed through her closet and jewelry collection.
“I love honoring her by finding joy and fun in fashion.
"I wish I could even show her the jewelry pieces I make, so I can once again see that childlike gleam in her eye, that pure excitement on her face. I know she's with me every day,” she concluded.
KC designs jewelry pieces for her own jewelry line called Avec Moi Jewelry.
Elaine Gamboa-Cuneta, or Mita Elaine, passed away on November 5, 2014, at 79 years old.
Mita Elaine is a former beauty queen, singer, and actress, who starred in films such as Bondying in the 1950s.
She is the sister of actress Helen Gamboa-Sotto.