Imagine my surprise when Sabine Fath, editor of German fashion magazine Fursie, contacted me for an interview about Hawaii style. She said she found me through paularath.com, which she considers the premier  fashion blog of Hawaii. Since Hawaii inspired many spring/summer 2012 runways (think Stella McCartney, Gucci, Givenchy, Pedro Lourenco, Ferragamo, to name a few),
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What goes under our colorful spring and summer wardrobes this year will be as bold and bright as what it’s covering. Lingerie makers are pulling out all the stops when it comes to color. “It’s time to break the basic nude and black lingerie rule with unexpected pops of bold color this spring,” said Lauren
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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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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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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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Vintage brooches from Mod. Vintage. Photo by Amanda Stevens Silvana Alfonso is a familiar face in Chinatown. She is a popular DJ and is often seen at  ARTS at Marks, where she coordinates Italian film and food fests. She’s an avid supporter of the arts in Honolulu and has just opened her latest creative venture,
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  Fashion photographer Andi Lilikoi Gaspar and her husband, Ta’ltosh (who is by profession a physicist who teaches and does research at U.H.) recently collaborated on a still and video fashion shoot. They brought in model Kat deLeon and enlisted OMG Swimwear for wardrobe. The shoot ran deep and thoughts ran deeper. Here’s what Andi
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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