Rattan bag is a huge trend in Japan. Known widely as the summer bag, rattan bag might be one of the essential bag that every Japanese woman has, including me.

I am a huge fans of rattan bags. Why? Well, the reasons are simple. They are strong and sturdy, but still chic and adorable. Easy to be taken care of, only need to wipe it with a piece of smooth fabric, and it looks great already.

The best part is, it is sturdy enough to bring all my stuff together without letting them messed up inside, just like what fabric or leather bag would do.

It is also easy to be paired with almost everykind of apparels. Summer dress with sailor neckline will looks cute if paired with rattan bag. Frilly and lacey chiffon blouse with cotton A line skirt will look sweet to be paired with rattan bag and satin ribbons. It is almost like, you'll never get wrong with rattan bag.

Nowadays, we have lots types of rattan bags. The most popular here are the honey color basket types. The shape is similar with the picture attached here, but the color is much lighter in a honey-ish color. Most of them are plain color with simple plain fabric on top.

Therefore, when I received these rattan bags few weeks ago, I was delighted because those were so unique. I have received so many complements from my colleagues, my friends, my neighbours, and even from my mother in law. Those are so pretty, adorable (I won't say it cute), and chic.

Some of you might have known, where these cute rattan bags came from. Yes, those are some bags from After Midnite Bag's Natural Handbag Collections, which owned by two of our contributors here, Vilia and Fe.

Wait. This is not a commercial news, I didn't even get paid to write this, and both of them are so humble that Vilia even told me few times not to write this, as she was affraid that the readers will take it as a promotional news.

Oh c'mon, our readers are not dumb and dumberer. They can differentiate and do the homework to check the the news. I believe they are not the type of people who straight away do the shopping right after reading a news. (But sure, this time you guys can do that. I personally love these bags, and since I received many complements, I believe they love these bags too.) Besides, if we could review someone else's business, why can't we review our contributors' business? It is fashion anyway.

What makes these bags different are, they have lots of colors to be chosen, they use fancy fabric and fancy beads with some special details such as brooch, ribbon, and much more to make these bags look adorable and unique.

I also found their bags as good quality bags. They use natural materials and local made, green enough to me. No stains, no aging factor, no cracks, and very affordable. They also have a very good customer service. That could be a good reason to buy more bags from them.

The latest news that I heard was, they are going to participate on Bali Fashion Week 07, 22 - 25 November 2007, at Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel - Bali, Kharisma Ball Room KH - D21. Congratulation, guys! It is a big step to introduce Indonesian fashion products to the world. We support you!

So, for all readers that would like to see the actual products, visit their booth on Bali Fashion Week 07, or get them @ Simplight.NET.