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...
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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 ...
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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...
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Such a thoughtful profile by Abby Sadoy in HILuxury Magazine “Wear With All”
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Emilie Dress in Islands, the Return. Image @shokotara Dopamine dressing is a fashion trend that emphasizes wearing clothes that boost your mood and overall well-being. The idea is rooted in the p...
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Victorian era gripes about Hawai’i
We see a bit of Tahiti bias here about many things, including mangoes and a “mere dress” but this did make us laugh when we found it. Visit first, judge later... "And every one agrees i...
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We are happy to announce a new line of wallpaper and matching upholstery fabric in our signature prints. Ecologically printed in the US, our professional grade wallpapers are FSC certified, Class ...
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Once upon a time, in a world far far away, before covid, I pre-ordered the Willi Smith Exhibition catalog .
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NYT's Unhealthy Obsession with Upstate Life
Look at these 1915 citiots. NYT’s obsession with “Upstate Lifestyle.” Enjoy this listicle of 100+ years of articles. The more it changes, the more is stays the same. Since 1855. Image Source: Her...
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The holoku...has been definitive of Hawaiian ethnicity…Old Hawai'i came to an end with the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893; the cultural tension from this event has never been resolved, and visu...
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