February is Heart month so before I let the month get away, I thought it might be helpful to share this medical information with you. It comes from an integrative oriented health care network in Chicago called Chicago Healers. Take Heart—Learn the Heart Attack Symptoms Most Common In Women Heart attacks are the number one
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I must say I look forward to missives in my e-mail from Fishcake, that delightful little interior design shop that is really so much more: art gallery, networking spot, supporter of emerging artists and artisans, accessories emporium…. They must have a cadre of clever women sitting around brainstorming to come up with their event concepts.
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  New York Fashion Week sped by in, well, a New York minute. I barely had time to look at the online shows before it was pau. Yikes! Time really does seem to be accelerating. It’s often a challenge to identify a trend that seems pervasive at Mercedes Fashion Week. Each designer has a vision
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Hawaii Kai-based fashion designer Ida Teiti introduced her new spring/summer collection with a festive party at her home Saturday night. There was an extensive wine tasting and Ida herself made a huge pot of boeuf au vin which was incredibly delicious. It was not a fashion show, but a trunk show. First-time customers and rabid
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Last week I went shopping with Kyle Kagamida, one of my Fashion Forum members and an up-and-coming stylist. I wanted a new look and thought it would be helpful – and fun – to see what Kyle would choose if he was styling me with an everyday look. I have not been shopping since I lost my
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The first Eat the Street event in Honolulu was outrageously successful. Just one anecdote helps tell the story: Kawehi Haug and Nick Gervais, who were my colleagues working in the Island Life section of The Honolulu Advertiser, have switched careers and are now making yummy cupcakes under the moniker Let The Eat Cupcakes. They prepared
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Fashion Forum member and Hifi co-founder Toby Portner once told me that her favorite garment in the world is a denim jacket and she is always on the lookout for the perfect one. Indeed, a denim jacket remains a staple in many women’s wardrobes, including mine. I haven’t bought a new denim jacket since I found
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When Neiman Marcus presented its Spring Preview Party, Boho Chic, the trends were clear:   Coral is the color for spring A balletic, layered, flowing silhouette looks fresh Maxis are back, but only if paired with flats The cross-body is the bag for now Stripes are everywhere, in all widths and colors Head-to-toe white works for Hawaii Watch for wide-leg
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Designer Lynda Caris of Makiki is just back from the Tucson Gem Show, one of her favorite haunts for inspiration, as well as collecting the raw materials for her Muse IX Designs jewelry line. In Tucson she found gold vermeil and sterling silver chains, mabe pearls, ice green amethyst, pyrite and black raw tourmaline, among other unusual
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Designer Thakoon Panichgul recently unveiled his fall 2011 accessories collection at New York Fashion Week. His muses were a unique combination: the Masai tribe of West Africa and the Victorian ladies in the salons of Europe. I can’t get enough of them! They are totally inspiring. – Paula Rath