Honolulu artist Maya Portner is going to have her work featured at a gallery in Brooklyn, New York later this month. A prolific artist, Portner (cousin of Fashion Forum member and co-founder of Hifi, Toby Portner) moves from medium to medium with equal grace and aplomb. It’s always exciting when a local artist catches the attention
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The Oscars are always a fun night for me. I adore movies and this year there were a plethora of good ones, some even great. Jerry and I saw most of the nominated movies, although we (sadly) missed “Winter’s Bone.” There were not a lot of surprises in the results but I was happy with
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We had such a wonderful time at tea at Halekulani to celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday! It’s such a lovely way to unwind, with gracious service and fabulous food.  That’s my sister, Berta Cullen, the middle and my lovely mother on the right. Later we went to House Without a Key and our server, who
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If you know me, you probably know that I am devoted to Palama Settlement and serve on their board. My grandparents, James Arthur and Ragna Helsher Rath, were the first head workers at Palama Settlement back in 1905. My father, Bobby Rath, was born at the Settlement so of course I grew up with a certain
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Today marks my mother, Jacky Rath’s, 90th birthday. She is in amazing health and is still a true intellectual who has all her faculties intact. Believe me, she beats everyone in the family at Scrabble and Gin Rummy. She reads the Economist, the New York Times and The New Yorker and countless biographies, histories and novels. A
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I am always inspired by the women who work at On Balance Studio in Kailua. Owner Lisa Ortega-Robertson is an inspiration in herself, of course, as she is a single mother who owns her own business yet manages to balance her life beautifully. (Guess all the balance training that goes with Pilates also helps with
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The Gallery at Ward Centre is one of my favorite places to peruse. There’s always something new to enjoy, fine art and wearable art alike. The handbags by Lynda Sakraida of Hadji Baba Bags are exactly as she bills them: Original bags for original women. Every bag is hand made by Lynda with innovative ideas for
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                                        The “Dress Hippie” by Fighting Eel. Fighting Eel has just introduced its long-awaited tie-dye spring collection.  To celebrate, they are holding a launch party this Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon, and they’re serving mimosas to their devoted customers. In addition, everything in the flagship Chinatown store, including the new collection, will be 10 percent off.
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Just in case you were wondering if prints are in for fall 2011, just ask London-based designer Mary Katrantzou. Her prints, many of them head-to-toe, visually exploded on the runway at London Fashion Week. Each piece of this collection is exquisite in its thought and detail. The use of photographic images on bias cut dresses is innovative
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