GMA Brandtalk
Tracking
Archives
KC Concepcion tells story of hand-me-down vintage Chanel bag she got from her grandmother Elaine Cuneta
KC Concepcion took to Instagram to tell the story behind her hand-me-down vintage Chanel bag, given to her by her grandma, Elaine Cuneta.
Posting a photo of the Chanel bag on Instagram, KC shared how her "Mita Elaine" would dress her up, even KC she grew into her own in her 20's.
"My mom and I lived with my grandparents in my toddler years, and while Mom was at work, my Mita Elaine always loved to dress me up (even well throughout my 20s, until she passed 5 years ago)," KC wrote in the caption of her post.
One day, as KC was walking out the door wearing jeans and a shirt, her Mita Elaine told her "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 added.
It was the vintage Chanel handbag.
"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."
When KC agreed to wear the bag, her Mita Elaine told her, "I won’t be able to wear that around anymore. From now on, that’s yours."
"I hugged her, kissed her, ran outside in my sneakers and jeans and hand-me-down vintage Chanel," KC wrote.
KC said it was her Mita Elaine who taught her 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," she said.
KC said whenever she dresses up she remembers her Mita Elaine
"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. I always dream of what she would say or how she would react if she could browse through my walk in closet, or jewelry collections for @avecmoijewelry," she wrote.
She said she loves honoring her Mita "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, everyday."
In 2014, Sharon Cuneta's mother Elaine died at the age of 79 due to complications from abdominal surgery. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News
