House of Aria, owned by Melody Domingo, began as a pop-up shop in 2009.   In July, 2010, it opened its first brick and mortar store in Waiau Center in Pearl City. Now it’s poised to open a second location in Chinatown at 1140 Bethel Street, next door to Super Citizen in  a space formerly
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One of the nation’s most respected emerging designers, Doo-Ri Chung, has completed an anxiously awaited capsule collection exclusively for Impulse at Macy’s. It has just arrived in our Honolulu stores and it’s one of those collections (like Karl Lagerfeld’s) that is likely to fly out of the store, so go now. Doo-Ri is a Korean
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Saturday, March 3, marks the long-awaited official opening day for Hifi’s (Hawaii Fashion Incubator’s) new permanent space, The Hifi Coop. Located on the second floor of Ward Warehouse, above  Town & Country, the 1,500 square foot space will showcase the work of local designers, provide a space for connection and collaboration and host a wide
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This just in from Honolulu’s own Kyle Kagamida, who is now a Hollywood stylist working with Brad Goreski. They did in fact dress Maya Rudolph for the Oscars and the actress has never looked prettier. She is also appearing on a lot of Oscars’ best dressed lists, mine included. Here’s what Kyle wrote: “Hi Paula!
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I am a confessed film fanatic. I absolutely adore that darkened room where I can get lost in another world. I go to movies a lot, as well as Net Flixing and watching indies on the Sundance Channel, HBO, TNT and Showtime. (And no, I do not watch on an iPad or iPhone – how
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Eight years ago the Junior League of Honolulu came up with a winning idea for a fund raiser, Sacs in the City. It began as a silent auction of luxury handbags but has now expanded to a luxury silent auction in all categroies. For example this year they are auctioning an African Safari and a
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This just in: Honolulu’s own stylist, Kyle Kagamida, is now assisting Brad Goreski, star of Bravo’s docudrama, “It’s a Brad, Brad World.” Together they are in the mad rush of Academy Award styling. For the Oscars, they are styling Maya Rudolph of “Bridesmaids,” a film that has been nominated for an Academy Award. In addition
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I always enjoy going to the Neiman Marcus trend events, spring and fall. They help encapsulate the seasonal trends for me. And they help keep the seasons separate, as they often come right on the heels of New York Fashion Week, which focuses on the next season rather than what’s happening on the racks now.
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Are you the next Andy South or Ivy Higa or Mondo or Christian Siriano? I just received an e-mail from Bob Massey, Casting Coordinator for Project Runway. They’s asking what local designers might be the right match for Season 10. Here’s the word he wants to get out: “Project Runway is now casting; do you
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I recently wrote about the whimsical and unusual workout and dance clothing available in Boutique-E at the Still & Moving Center. Now the buyer at the boutique, Heeraa Sazevich, is collaborating with Queen of Hearts, a dance-inspired line from San Francisco, to come up with custom colors for Honolulu folks. The latest colors are the
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