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Stepping Forward

Stuart Weitzman debuts a designer boutique in Hawaii
Aspare and elegant ribbon design by Italian architect Fabio Novembre wends its way around the new Stuart Weitzman boutique at Ala Moana Center, providing the perfect shelving for the shoe designer’s dazzling creations, known for a combination of great style and innovative materials.
Weitzman is a second-generation shoe designer [...]

October-November 2008 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Dunhill

Durable and sleek offerings by the British brand
From its roots in saddlery, Alfred Dunhill has grown to be recognized for the luxury of fine menswear, accessories, writing instruments and leather goods combining functionality with original craftsmanship.
Alfred Young inherited his father’s saddlery business in 1893 and, noting the rising popularity of the motorcar at the time, [...]

August-September 2008 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Design within Reach

Modernist furniture at new Ala Moana store
Who says loyalty is a thing of the past? The Modernist designs of Charles and Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Isamu Noguchi and Eero Saarinen are as prized today as when many of their home furnishing designs were introduced in the early half of the 20th century.
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June-July 2008 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Plastiq Magnifique

Exquisitely hand-crafted handbags at Anteprima
Like many luxury brands, Anteprima showcases fine leather shoes, handbags and accessories, but it’s always been in designer Izumi Ogino’s nature to experiment with alternative materials.
Ogino was born in Japan and grew up with an appreciation for arts and crafts, textiles and design from working in her family’s business as one [...]

April-May 2008 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Classy Kicks

Find a shoe paradise for men at Leather Soul
If the world is your stomping ground, better make sure every step counts. Despite the value of accomplishment, there’s no doubt that a well-made pair of shoes still has the power to define, instantly communicating to others attributes of affluence, impeccable style, knowledge of tradition and self-worth.
Tom [...]

February-March 2008 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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High on LOEWE

Stunning Spanish handbags grace Ala Moana
Though perhaps not as well known as Louis Vuitton, its high-profile sibling in the LVMH family, the Spanish luxury house of Loewe shares the same air of tradition, quality and crafts-manship that originally earned it the respect of royalty.
The House of Loewe started with German craftsman Enrique Loewe Roessberg, who [...]

December-January 2008 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Luxury is Back in Black

American Express’ elite Centurion “Black” credit card
An eight-pound black box comes delivered discreetly to your front door. In it lies a rectangular sliver of pure titanium, a card that holds more luxury power than even big spenders can dare to imagine.
Need a $30 million private jet? One cardholder got it with a single swipe. Seeking [...]

October-November 2007 | Darlene Dela Cruz | 0 comments | Continued
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Harry Winston

Salon shines in Ala Moana Center
There could be no more fitting home for The House of Harry Winston than the jewel box of a salon at one of the busiest corners of Ala Moana Center.
Built on the legacy of the jeweler known as “The King of Diamonds,” the Winston reputation demanded a luxurious space to [...]

October-November 2007 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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