Spring Fling
February - March 2011
Calli wears Roberto Cavalli peacock print kimono sleeve top ($695), Cosabella black camisole ($69) and Emilio Pucci black stretch skinny pants ($695) with Alexis Bittar gold earrings ($195). From Neiman Marcus.
Hudson wears Etro Milano purple v-neck sweater ($275) with a Salvatore Ferragamo belt ($290). From Neiman Marcus.
Burberry 'ryan straw trilby' hat ($325), chronograph round sport rubber watch with stainless steel case and a dark nickel plating ($495), slim fit white denim jeans ($250), shirt in bordeaux ($125) and belt ($225).
Calli wears the 'Alexandra' knit dress ($4,500) and Rose bracelet ($750), both from Dior.
Calli wears a Louis Vuitton leather biker jacket ($4,800) twisted top ($560) and chino shorts ($605) with a Cabas MM Monogram Sabbia handbag ($1,790). Hudson wears a Louis Vuitton pullover sweater ($705) and drawstring shorts ($635).
Calli wears a Dolce & Gabbana black and red polka dot strapless dress ($3,125), Fragments clear crystal bracelet ($195) and necklace with gray pearls and rhinestones ($370), Majorica gray pearl earrings ($95) and Valentino Garavani red patent slingback pump with bow ($695).
Hudson wears an Armani Collezioni black long-sleeve v-neck shirt ($155), Salvatore Ferragamo black leather belt ($290), Dolce & Gabbana dark denim jeans ($275). From Neiman Marcus.
From Nordstrom: Calli wears Missoni dress ($595) and Cara brown leather studded bracelet ($38). Hudson sports a Thomas Dean button-down shirt with a contrast cuff ($99.50), Adriano Goldschmied 'the protege' straight leg jeans ($179) and a BOSS Hugo Boss belt ($85).
From FENDI: dress ($1,940), cuff ($280), 'mamma bag' in yellow ($1,400).
Out Of The Wintry Doldrums Of Deep, Dark Colors, Come The Bright Hues Of Spring. Take A Gander At The Vivid Palette From Which This Season’s Top Fashion Houses Draw Inspiration.
FASHION EDITOR & WRITER: YU SHING TING
PHOTOGRAPHER: LEAH FRIEL
MODELS: CALLI WAGNER, HUDSON TAYLOR
HAIR & MAKEUP: CHRISTINE GARDNER OF FLAUNT
ABOUT THE SETTING
Our creative team was immediately intrigued with the idea of shooting our fashion spread in a setting not typically seen in Hawai’i. So, when the notion of staging at the abandoned building that once housed the MidWeek and Honolulu Star-Bulletin printing press arose, interest piqued.
As our in-house fashion stylists pulled clothes for the two models, one thing became very clear: This Spring is all about bright, bodacious colors. Contrasting this with the stark and desolate nature of a location with no shortage of bare cement, the deal was sealed.
An interesting tidbit for you to utter at the next cocktail fête: Built in 1987, the now-defunct Luluku Road printing facility in Kane’ohe is a 20,000-square foot warehouse constructed with a floor specially poured in order to support the weight of the press-and keep it from moving but a millimeter during printing. Additionally, a rear wall that runs the length of the building was also specially poured (on the ground) and ultimately raised by crane into an upright position.
The Goss newspaper presses, state-of-the-art in the mid-1980s, could churn out 30,000 newspaper copies per hour.
Nowadays, MidWeek and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser are printed at the company’s far more modern facility in Kapolei. Reportedly costing $82 million (when it was built in 2004), the new press offers a crisp, modern look; something we will consider for a future backdrop-when fashion turns to subdued blues and grays, no doubt.
