By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter
Korean fans still remember her as a pop star from the 90s, but in New York City, Sang A Im-Propp is a rising designer of highly coveted, luxurious handbags made of exotic skins.
The buzz about Sang A's handbags has been growing stronger, thanks to Hollywood celebrities and favorable reviews from influential fashion magazines like Vogue and Elle.
Young and beautiful stars like Rihanna, Keira Knightley, Nicky Hilton, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson and Blake Lively are fans of her glamorous clutches and totes that can go from $1,000 to nearly $10,000. .
Even in the ultra-hip TV show ``Gossip Girl,'' actress Leighton Meester, who plays the always fashionable Blair Waldorf, is spotted