If you’re looking to update your closet with key pieces for spring/summer 2009, remember that this season is all about being bold and making attention-grabbing statements.

When it comes to bags, three key trends standout and deliver just the right amount of glam to take you places, according to trend reports from this month’s issue of Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan Philippines:

• skinned bags
• metallic bags
• bags with elaborate embellishments

And we have three bag ideas that meet these very criteria, courtesy of Cathy de Leon, whom we featured here last year for her reasonably-priced yet impressively stylish and well-made bags. Check out the latest styles of Cathy’s Bags.

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See participating stores and find out what’s in store for you at TriNoma after the jump!

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We bring you several more pages of January sale updates! Just keep clicking on the next page tag for more!

Shangri-La Plaza Mall-wide Sale. Up to 70% off on selected items up to tomorrow, January 18.

SM Mall of Asia End of Season Sale. Up to 70% off on great selections in participating establishments up to tomorrow, January 18.

Marks & Spencer End of Season Sale. Up to 50% off on selected items up to February 6.

Liz Claiborne End of Season Sale up to January 31.

Anne Klein Sale up to January 31.

Guess? Sale on selected items only.

Make Room & More End of Season Sale up to February 8.

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See more sale alerts on succeeding pages!

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Charlie Green Live! at TriNoma Activity Center today at 4PM.

Ayala Malls Photo Exhibit. Up to January 4, tomorrow, at the Alabang Town Center Activity Center.

Ayala Malls Welcome 2009 Sale. Twice as much deals in store, mall-wide, in Glorietta, Greenbelt, Alabang Town Center, Market! Market!, and TriNoma up to January 18, 2009.

Ayala Malls Cinemas New Year Blowout. Buy 4 tickets of any movie in a single purchase within the promo duration (January 1 to 31, 2009) at Glorietta 4 and Greenbelt 1 and 3 cinemas, and get a chance to win a new watch, free makeover, or a free trip to Busuangga, Palawan for four!

Sto. Niño Exhibit at Ayala Center Cebu Level 2 from January 8 to 19.