Entries tagged 'design'
Bag This! -- The New Manuheali'i Bag Is Aloha Design Awesomeness
A hat tip to Hapa Hale for pointing me towards the new season of offerings from Manuheali'i, a low key design and clothing shop based on Oahu that is truly cutting edge in taking tropical style to the next...
Honolulu Nightlife + Coolspotting Hawaii Report: SuperCW Productions
Hello hello. Christa from SuperCW reporting from the world of nightlife diaries. I'm going to be doing some nightlife posting on Hawaiirama. Here's a few photos highlights. Last week I checked back in on the new Rum Fire bar at...
Shops We Love: Malibu Shirt Company
I admit, when I first heard the name of the company, which recently opened in the new Waikiki Beach Walk upscale retail and restaurant enclave, I figured this was just another mainland chai. Fortunately, I was mistaken. Malibu Shirts had...
Hawaiirama Hot Tees -- Organic, Vivacious Island-Style
Well, it sure did take me a while to get this up and running. But finally, for your fashion pleasure, Hawaiirama is flogging its own branded prods at the Cafe Press store. No, its not as lovely as, say, Sig...
Hawaiirama Shoparama Roundup: Paradise Por, Favor
Bonnie Friedman, the publicist for Maui's Ocean Vodka sent me note with the news that this fancy liquor made from organic grains and pure, chemical free water drawn from the deep oceans of the Big Island is now for sale...
Oaks Hawaii Holiday Trunk Sale @ Global Village
Hippy chic designer Roberta Oaks opens her closets for a trunk sales this Sunday at one my favorite stores on Oahu, Global Village, in Kailua. This sale is worth a road trip with side stops at the beach and Maui...
Cinnamon Girl -- Simply Hawaii, On Sale
If you’ve been to a wedding or other semi-formal event in Hawaii during the past nine years, chances are that you’ve seen a whole season’s worth of Cinnamon Girl dresses, and for good reason. The company’s sweet, feminine designs are...
Hawaii XMas Shopping: Spring for Vera Wang
Who doesn't like Vera Wang? Her designs are timeless, clean, and classy. Her color selection is subtle. The fabrics and materials she uses are sublime. I was in the Vera Wang Boutique at the plush Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki this...
Hawaii Design: On Kauai Time, Bathys Hawaii
Yet again, our friends at Hapa Hale spot an extremely cool fetish from the islands. Bathys Hawaii designs watches on Kauai and has a custom Swiss watchmaker build them to exacting specs. Kauai resident John Patterson is behind the Bathys...
Hawaii Fashion: Oaks Hawaii: Spring Collection on Sale!
Eco-chic designer Roberta Oaks turns cast-off clothes into cutting edge couture.It's hippy chic just the way I like it. Bright, beautiful colors and loose lines that still cut enough of silhouette to make a lovely lady look both radiant and...
Modernist Hawaii: Hale 'Ohai in Puna
Once known more as a haven for society drop-outs, pakalolo planters, and hippies, the Puna District on the Big Island is becoming something of a Mecca for modernist home design (in part, due to the relative affordability of real estate...
Lily Lotus Trunk Show: Get it First, Get it Fast
Attention Lily Lotus fans, the lovely, laid-back label will premiere its newest collection this coming Sunday, November 19 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Coffee Talk. You’ll be able to get your hands on local girl Laurie Momi Chee’s...
Hawaii Media: Sig Zane's Got Blog
And of course Sig's Blog is classy and understated, just like his designs. They don't post very often but each post comes with a gorgeous image of an endemic plant that holds cultural significance for Native Hawaiians and a really...
Hawaii by Design: Light'em Up, Mark Chai
I had long wondered who had made the very cool hanging lamps at Ed Kenney's restaurant Town in Honolulu. Now I know, thanks to Hapa Hale Mark Chai is a Hawaii-Chinese artist who makes cutting edge hanging lamps of intricate...
What to Wear to 30-foot Jawz? Maui Rippers, Natch
Picture this. Jawz is cracking, the tow-in boys are going off, and the lineup is full of testosterone and serious glory hounds. Quick -- what do you wear to a day like this? Maui Rippers. Made on Maui, these board...
Rain, Rain -- Thanks, Sig Zane!
We've mentioned Sig Zane as one of Hawaii's coolest shops. Zane's alohawear has long been a fave among purist and the bicoastal-minded who prefer understated gear with a strong natural Hawaii theme. My wife has long wished that Sig Zane...
Toast: Stylish Event Planning and Graphic Design
Toast is an ultra-hip event planning and graphic design company created by two University of Hawaii at Manoa Architecture alumni: Michelle Kaneko and Jeremy Shoda. As students, Kaneko and Shoda were in charge of planning socials for the Architecture department,...
Fighting Eel Fashionista Alert
A heads up to fashion fiends who follow the little Honolulu couture shop with a big following, Fighting Eel. The two ladies behind this machine are holding a special retail event at Fighting Eel HQ on Saturday from 2-6 pm...
Cake Couture: Hawaii Wedding Delight
The cake makes the wedding. Not really, but having a stunning cake is certainliy something every bride hopes for on her perfect day. Cake Couture, based in Aina Haina on Oahu, is a standout. Owner Carrie Emerson-Bass was raised...
Super Good Clothing Lives Up to Its Name
While Fred Flare and Urban Outfitters certainly stock their share of cute t-shirts, there’s a noticeable lack of soul to their designs. Enter Super Good Clothing, the brainchild of talented Hawaii designer Candace. Despite a jam-packed schedule that includes full-time...
Lodestar Gallery: Kailua Couture
Lodestar Collective--one of the most interesting galleries to spring from Kailua’s newly revitalized art scene--may just be the closest thing Hawaii has to a couture house (through November 11, anyway). The gallery is co-owned by six local artists--Carl F.K. Pao,...
Cool Shops: Maggie Coulombe in Lahaina
She's a free spirit and it shows in her wearable creations. Maggie Coulombe's silky, diaphanous pareos and slinky dresses hang in the closets of bad girl debutante Paris Hilton and bad mommy Teri Hatcher. How a designer can concentrate in...
Modern Minimalist Vacation Chic: Hale Balleja
This vacation rental is not your average floral-patterned, rattan furnished beach pad. Hale Balleja is located in the Puna District, which is about as far off the tourist track as you can get. It's a great place with nearby...
