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Touch of Art

Local gallery shops abound with one-of-a-kind treasures
The most memorable gifts are those accompanied by a story, and that’s just what you’ll find while browsing through local museum shops.
“Sophisticated consumers have a greater expectation of getting information and documentation, which they get when they buy from a cultural organization,” says Kathee Hoover, manager of the Honolulu [...]

December-January 2010 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Victoria’s Secret

The world-famous lingerie retailer debuts its first Hawaii boutique
Certainly I’m not the only one who’s been waiting for a Victoria’s Secret store to arrive in the Isles. Catalog shopping simply leaves too much to the imagination when it comes to lingerie buying. The tactile sensual nature of underpinnings demands putting the sense of touch to [...]

October-November 2009 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Michael Kors

The always-in designer opens a new Ala Moana boutique
The general public became acquainted with Michael Kors in 2004, when the witty, ebullient designer made his debut as one of three regular judges on the television fashion competition Project Runway. But fashion enthusiasts have followed Kors’ work since 1981, when, after successfully working for other labels, [...]

August-September 2009 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Perfectly Pearls

The classic jewel experiences a rebirth in popularity
Michelle Obama’s pairing of pearls and simple sheath dresses may draw comparisons to past first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, but the combination is also a response to these times of reassessment.
“Michelle Obama is a trendsetter, so what she wears is making an impact. But these days, people are looking [...]

June-July 2009 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Kimono Couture

East meets west and old meets new in creations by Montsuki
Up until about 30 years ago, an old kimono was something to be discarded or given away. However, a small movement led by TEMARI Center for Asian and Pacific arts began encouraging those with a creative streak to pull them out of closets and TANSU [...]

April-May 2009 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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In the Pen

Although it’s long been said that handwriting is a dying art, Detlef Bittner would make a case for its comeback. The more technology advances, the more people long for the personal touch of a handwritten notecard or letter and the tactile pleasure of writing with a fine instrument that glides on paper.
Bittner and his wife [...]

February-March 2009 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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A Box of Chocolates

Shop for sweet gifts at the new Noka chocolate boutique
Science and technology have allowed culinary connoisseurship to thrive over
the past few decades, with purveryors of fine wines, meats and produce able to quantify and optimize the conditions necessary for peak flavor.
Yet, for chocolate, it was necessary for Noah Houghton and Katrina Merrem to look backward [...]

December-January 2009 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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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.
Problem [...]

June-July 2008 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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