Miami was hot and sizzling with celebrities this past week! Straight from Adriana Castro's Fall 2010 collection, the croc detailing was the perfect for Miami's ambience!! A fab way to celebrate her beau's big win yesterday!!

ADRIANA CASTRO NOMINATED FOR FASHION GROUP INTERNATIONAL’S RISING STAR AWARD

 Exciting news!  Adriana Castro has been nominated for Fashion Group International's 13th Annual Rising Star Awards.  The Awards recognizes emerging talent in fashion.  Adriana Castro's line of exotic skin handbags and accessories was selected as a finalist in the accessories category.  In 2009, Adriana 's Modish Clutch won Audience Fan Favorite at the Independent Handbag Designer Awards.

Winners will be announced at a luncheon on January 22, 2010 at Cipriani 42nd Street.

This past October, Handbago had the privelege of attending the Bagtrends Arm Candy Party in New York City, where we rubbed elbows with some of today's most incredible designers. One of them was Adriana Castro, a Miami based brand responsible for putting dozens of sophisticated and sultry handbags and accessories into the hands of Eva Longoria, Heidi Klum, and Kim Kardashian. Adriana herself was unable to attend the event, but Handbago recently caught up with her to ask how she turned her designer dreams into a fabulous reality.

Psst! Want in on a fantastic designer sale? Adriana Castro, whose handbags and accessories are worn by the likes of Kim Kardashian, Eva Longoria, and Sarah Jessica Parker, is holding a private sample sale in NYC that began today and ends this Friday, November 20th. You only have a few days, so don't miss it!

What do you get when you put some of the hottest handbag designers in New York in the same luxurious venue to showcase their collections? Well, if you add complimentary wine and gift bags to the equation, then you have last night's BagTrends.com Fall 2009 Arm Candy Party! BagTrends took over Uptown's go-to get away spot, Phyto Universe, for the event, turning their many spa and salon treatment rooms into mini boutiques for our shopping pleasure.

We know we can always count on the SATC girls to give us a sneak peek at the upcoming collections from our favorite designers! We caught up with Sarah Jessica Parker on the set of SATC 2 while she was carrying this gorgeous clutch. This clutch is from Adriana Castro's Spring Resort 2010 line so it is not available yet, but once it is, rest assured we will have the information as to where it can be purchased! Keep checking back for the latest information on the new designs the girls are carrying and where it is available!