Never before in Singapore a shopping mall opening attracted so much interest from international shoppers, media and brand names. Then again, this is the best thing that has happened to Orchard Road over the past decade. ION Orchard is exactly what Singapore Orchard Road desperately needed to reclaim its status as one of the most loved shopping belt in Asia. After Louis Vuitton opening its door to the biggest Vuitton store in the region on 2 July 2009, Burberry just did the same earlier this week and launched a highly limited-edition collection of exotic products to commemorate the store opening.  The collection consists of handbags, wallets, cardholders and belts with prices started from SGD400 for cardholders and SGD1,985 for handbags. Unlike Vuitton’s ION collection which dissapointingly consisted only of one bag, the Burberry’s ION collection indeed satisfied my cravings and left me wanting them badly. Bad news is, each piece is limited to only like 3 pieces. If you like it, you’ve got to jump. I am so going to ION tomorrow.

Images are courtesy of Burberry