Entries tagged 'fashion'
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...
Weekly Hawaii Goodies Sales Sheet from Hapa Hale
She knows her Hawaii shopping. Particularly for local, exclusive, made-in-Hawaii and only in Hawaii stuff-o-rama. Of note this week -- Closet Fetish (out of Mililani, of all laces) and bubbleshack....
Hawaii Weddings: Hot New Bridal Collection from Tamara Catz
A mahalo hat tip to my favorite local girl style maven HapaHale.com for tipping me to the new bridal collection by Hollywood fave Tamara Katz who cuts her rags from a studio on the Hana Highway in Paia (she's married...
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...
Lucky Brand Jeans Come to Waikiki -- Yay!
So this hip jeans and casual clothes chain is pitching a tent in Waikiki. Why am I enthused? Well, a couple of reasons. First, I love New York. Stay with me here, please. One of my favorite things about New...
Letarte Swimwear: Maui Kine, Tres Sexy
Fellow island blogger Hapahale beat me to the punch on this. I had first seen this swimwear line on Maui four months ago when I was shopping for swimsuits for my young daughter. I loved Letarte's lush lines and sultry...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fighting Eel : Buy a Dress From These Ladies
Rona Bennett and Lan Chung are two of the superstars on Hawaii's budding high fashion design scene. They grew up in Hawaii and launched their fashion line, Fighting Eel, in the summer 2003. Three years -- and dozens of press...
Muumuu + Recycling = Stylish Threads
In Hawaii, old muumus never die. They just go to Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu.! Muumuu Heaven is a mother-daughter team on the Windward side that collects and buys old muumuus and muumuu print fabric and turns...
