the rules

Respect the ancestors.  We tie our lineage back to the history of feminism and the “reform dress.” We take the essence of historic Mu’umu’u forms and make them current. Don’t cut the print. ...

The Origami Dress

the form A classic 1970’s halter dress ready for your grand entrance. Origami is a true labor of love for us, trying to capture that 70s sense of glamour. With its complex pleating and inte...

The Margrethe Dress

the form A shirt dress meets a smock for all your day dress daydreams. The Margrethe dress; artist smock meets shirt dress. With classic menswear details and an easy one piece body, this dr...

The Long Dress

the form Simple a line dress built for your endless summer. The long dress is a dead simple a-line maxi dress made in mid weight cotton twill. But of course getting a simple thing right is ...

The Kaftan Dress

the form Or you call it caftan. Our version has unexpected shaping to make it that much cleverer. This kaftan has been with us since our earliest season because it is a versatile, easy to t...

The Watteau Dress

Based on the “fashion” Holoku, we modernized it with a swing body and a simplified pleating.   There is nothing more iconic than the watteau pleating that adorns the Hawaiian Holoku form. At ...

The Bib Dress

Based on the “traditional” Holoku, it’s a dress ready for both work and play.  A riff on the “traditional” Holoku, a style made from the dowdy “mother hubbard” style reimagined across Polyn...

HI Luxury Profile

Such a thoughtful profile by Abby Sadoy in HILuxury Magazine “Wear With All”