Fabric to Fashion

It's been nearly two weeks since the fashion show that I, along with my fellow Couturiers participated in.  The show was a tribute to Alfred Shaheen; showcasing vintage pieces and also the grand opening to his exhibit in the Schaefer Gallery.  With his undeniable talent of creating textiles, Shaheen helped popularize the Hawaiian shirt and aloha wear.  It was truly an honor and privilege, as a student designer to be able to show with the likes of established Hawaii designers;  Bernard Foong, Anne Namba, and Maggie Coulombe.  It was also great to see Andy South again.  He did a fabulous job emceeing the event.

Collectively, we decided to incorporate a Hawaiian-ish textile into our collection, to pay tribute and honor Shaheen's legacy.  The fabric we selected had a retro feel to it and definitely stood out on the runway.  I'm still waiting to see/get photos from the event, but local photographer, Anna Kim, was able to capture this gorgeous shot of my design.  I had the best model evaaarrr, Sofia. She worked the runway and my dress like no other. And the hot pants looked AMAZEBALLS on her. LOVE!  Visit Anna Kim's blog, to see a few more snaps from the show. 

(via Anna Kim)

A few of my friends and Couturier's that also showcased pieces in the fashion show.

{Left to right:  Aya, Me, Katie, The Pirate, MJ, Andy South, Kahanu, Hilda}

Love, S

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Monochroma.chic

It feels good to vent.  I received numerous emails from bloggy friends, asking if I was okay.  And, I am.  I'm sure my last post was alarming, especially because I live in the land of rainbows and unicorns, but I assure you everything is A-ok!  And to clear things up, I didn't get slapped in the face.  :)

Anyhoo, if you've been an avid reader of my blog (awww, thanks! and welcome new readers), you know that I have a fashion show coming up.  It's for the fashion club I belong to at school.  Our theme is MONOCHROMATIC.  We all had to choose a color from the rainbow, Tim Gunn style.  Yup, that's right... out of a bag!  I got green.  I'm still trying to embrace the color. The process has definitely been a "make it work" journey.  Our show is in 11 days and a sewing miracle needs to happen this week.  We have our first model fitting on Friday.  Aggggghhh!

If you're going to be on Maui on April 16th, I'd love for you to come and check out our show.  If not, I promise to post photos.  And want to give a big shout out to my girl, Kristy.  Thanks for being an inspiration to our fashion show's name.  ♥Love ya!  :)

Love, S