I love the way T-shirt bras make my clothes look, but I have never loved the look of my T-shirt bras. Booooorrrrring! Until now. Enter Janine Robin, a French swim and lingerie house known for great fit and construction. The company has just introduced a new technique for lingerie. It looks like lace but is
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If you happen to be one of the lucky ones who owns a lovely Samantha Lockwood pendant from Riches Kahala, you might want to click on this link to Hydrogen and learn lots more about the artist, actress, yoga teacher, model and designer. There’s a lot to this L.A. lass! http://hydrogen-mag.com/archives/913 – Paula Rath

Honolulu textile enthusiasts will have a rare opportunity to attend an illustrated lecture by Davood Koshniyat this Saturday, February 25. The talk will be held at Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, 4055 Papu Circle, from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. The illustrated talk examines the designs and decorative motifs unique to textiles produced
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A peplum done in Celine style. Several avid readers of paularath.com have asked me to write a Fashion Glossary for this blog. I love the idea and will commit to writing occasional fashion glossaries, along with illustrations. My first Fashion Glossary entry: PEPLUM. By definition, a peplum is a short over skirt attached at the
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There are a lot of creative people in Honolulu who work at a job (or two or three), wishing they could be spending at least some of their time developing their passion for fashion. Well, now there’s an opportunity to do just that. Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, in cooperation with Hifi (Hawaii Fashion Incubator) and
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Kristel Bandisch of Makawao, Maui, designer of RockaBella Jewels, is glowing today, as her jewelry is prominently featured in the prestigious Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She reports that the magazine’s stylists selected her Stacked Rings for a number of pages, as well as three of her necklaces. Success seldom comes overnight and persistence can pay
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There’s a segment of the fashion world that is often overlooked. It’s a group of hard working individuals who operate between the creative fashion and accessories designers and the business-oriented retail buyers, a place that can often feel like  a lonely no man’s land. These professionals are called Sales Representatives. Sales Representatives specialize in particular
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As part of the GirlFest festivities, Sierra Dew and 808 Urban will present a FREE stenciling workshop: Saturday, February 18 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Andrews Priory, 224 Queen Emma Street Bring your own T-shirt, pillowcase, tea towel, tote or jeans to print on. Sierra will have a wide choice of stencils to choose
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Honolulu is not an easy place to launch a fashion design business. That has been proven time and time again as emerging designers struggle to make it here, only to close up their studio or head for more forgiving economies. That’s why designers such as Katrina Langford sometimes need a helping hand to get off
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