Photos by Nadine Kam Peter Shaindlin with Bud League of INspiration, in front of one of Shaindlin’s nude figures, covered for our PG readers. Bud mixes Energie with an Armani Collezione jacket and a little tattered, shredded cloth “for a little effect.”
Honolulu Design Co., Stage restaurant, HonBlue, Bouvier Productions, Matthew and Louise Evins, and our other co. HI Luxury, sponsored “Body & Soul,” a photographic exhibition and auction celebrating the human figure June 12.
On view were framed photographs by Nic Gariaeff, and 4-by-8-foot images by Volcano artist Chiu Leong and Peter Shaindlin. Who knew the Halekulani chief operating officer is also a budding artist? “It’s just a hobby,” he said humbly.
Father and daughter Chiu and Asia Leong in front of one of his clay-covered figures.
While there I caught up with the lovely jewelry designer Asia Leong, who was also there as a photographer to support her dad. She’s back home from her other life in Paris and says she’ll be here for a while. What would be weird for most people to know is that I’ve written stories about her twice but never met her due to the magic of the phone interview. I just recognized her from her photos, and with her dad there as one of the featured artists, put two and two together.
The invitation called for über-chic attire, and people were asking, “What does that mean?”
Not much here, where a come-as-you-are attitude prevails. I, for one, wasn’t about to go home and change, and just wore my teal BCBG work dress. But I did have some fun clothes spotting.
From left, Michele Henry, Malie and Walter Moran. Michelle is wearing an ostrich feather-trimmed dress from BCBG.
From left, Charlotte Hutton Cox, INspiration’s Donna Sakamoto in a dress from Adore, and boots, and Austin Cox.
Charlotte Cox’s black dress was simultaneously simple and chic, and when I asked about the label, it was even cooler when she reached down the front. I was like, “Oh, you’re wearing it backward.” Done that before when I either think the back is prettier than the front, or it’s so low cut in front, I prefer to wear the back forward, but the dress by Amsterdam designer Percy Riaus can actually be worn five ways.
She said she looked at it five times before trying it on, hoping that it wouldn’t fit. Of course it did and she couldn’t resist taking home her ultimate black dress. The museum exhibition developer just moved here and is looking for a job, BTW. She has a good eye …
The statuesque artist Dana Forsberg, was, like photographer Elliot Takane, impressed by the large-scale images created with the help of HonBlue. Forsberg is wearing an ensemble by an Argentinean designer.
Paco Rabanne’s chainlink armored mini dress, circa 1967, is among the pieces up for grabs via eBay Live June 10. Bidding for this piece will start at about $6,000.
Those who appreciate vintage fashion might enjoy taking a look at the garb up for grabs via eBay Live’s “Passion for Fashion and Fine Textiles,” an auction taking place June 10.
Found it by accident while doing one of my standard searches for Ossie Clark and Lanvin and hit the Mother Lode of European fashion, 1920s through 1980s. What a pleasant surprise. Usually, I feel lucky if I see one beautiful, collectible piece.
I have a love of vintage clothing that dates to my teen years. It was the most tangible way for a girl from Waipahu — pre-Internet — to feel connected to the larger world, past and present. After running my own vintage/consignment boutique here and scoring my own vintage Pucci and Lanvin dresses, I became particularly enamored of the work of European designers done in the 1930s through ’40s, and 1960s through ’70s.
I read that ’40s and ’70s inspired H&M’s Fall 208 collection, described as “sharp, androgynous, elegant.”
You can own Jerry Hall’s Antony Price white lace wedding dress dating to her 1990 marriage to Mick Jagger. Bust 34, waist 26 inches. Who knew she was so tiny? She looks like a big girl standing next to Mick.
Ossie Clark snakeskin coat, circa 1967-68. Bidding starts at about $700. Fits a 34-inch bust. People were tiny back then, before they started pumping up at gyms and supersizing meals.
The auction also features tapestries and garments from the 1700s, and it appears that Jerry Hall is emptying her closet of clothing circa her life with Mick Jagger, including her wedding dress, which is starting at about $300.
Even if you can’t or don’t want to buy anything, it’s fun to look at the pieces and certainly would be beneficial for any alleged student of fashion to see. (more…)
Goodwill Industries Metallic denim dress created by Ricky Lizalde on auction to benefit Goodwill Industries.
There are a handful of Hawaii designers trying to get onto “Project Runway.” The good thing about a show like that is, even if you lose, the name-recognition factor will continue to open doors long after the last episode airs.
Of course, Christian Siriano was bound to be a star. But if you thought you’d seen the last of Ricky “Crybaby” Lizalde, think again.
The California designer has created a collection in celebration of Levi’s “501 Day” and in support of Goodwill Industries. Sales from the auction of the Ricky Lizalde pieces will help fund Goodwill job training programs that benefit hundreds of thousands of people each year. The auctions end May 19 and May 20, and include the metallic denim dress (size 2-4) and the denim engineer cap. Last time I checked, the prices were $248 and $68, respectively. Go to www.shopgoodwill.com.
As much as I hated the hat during the season, it’s such a signature of his that he probably would be able to market them in any color and material forever.
Nadine Kam photos Many guests came prepared with their own masks.
Started Saturday night at the Honolulu Academy of Arts Starlight Ball, themed “Circo di Notte,” where it was a night of mystery and masquerade, with stilt walkers, jugglers and DJs, plus food in six courtyards by a whole slew of restaurants, including Cassis, E&O Trading Co., Michel’s at the Colony Surf, Pacific Club, Kevin’s Two Boots, and more.
One of the prosthetic/makeup artists from Prosperity Corner said he spent all day fashioning the horns glued to his head.
One of the booths was manned by Hokulani Bake Shop. Funny, I had eaten a Hokulani cookie and some homemade chili before leaving home, so wasn’t hungry. My boyfriend was like, “I don’t know why you did that,” as he snacked on E&O’s steak pupu.
Men were dressed as well as the women.
So we walked around, checked out the auctions, including the sponsor Prada auctions. Then I had to ditch the boyfriend so I could get over to the Indashio show being sponsored by our company at Honolulu Design Center.
When he got home, I found out he had bid on and won the biggest painting up for auction, and it looked much bigger in our tiny house than in the museum. I was like, “Why’d you buy that for?” But, since we were hanging art at midnight, I brought out a couple paintings I had bought at last year’s Showcase and was hiding from him.
Guests also entertained themselves on the dance floor, with balloons overhead.
Footwear addicts will get a laugh out of “The Shoes of Salvation,” a mini book by Edward Monkton, deemed “poet, artist, philosopher and interesting fellow,” on his book jacket.
In about 30 pages of handwritten text and rough sketches, Monkton seems to be a guy who gets it, offering the shoe’s point of view as to why a woman would want to spend all her cash on Manolos or Louboutins that pinch and hurt, rendering her nearly unable to do the one thing shoes were created to do. That is, walk. Or is it?
I’m sure you know one or two women like these, the ones impossible to go out with because they always have to sit down! I really hate that … unless mine are the feet hurtin’.
The book is $9.95, available at www.edwardmonkton.com or www.andrewsmcmeel.com and would be a cute gift for the fetishists that walk, or hobble, among us.
Be the first to post your comment on how much pain you will or will not endure for the sake of beautiful shoes and I’ll send you my one copy of the book.
In other shoe news:
Stuart Weitzman will be hosting a Celebrity Shoe Auction next month to benefit ovarian cancer research.
The designer has asked celebrities to design and autograph a Stuart Weitzman pump to be auctioned off at www.stuartweitzman.com from Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, 2007.
The celebs were asked to create a design reflecting their personality and interests. For instance, Charlize Theron designed the shoe to reflect her roots in South Africa, while Molly Sims and Queen Latifah decided to honor their current projects, creating “Las Vegas” and “Hairspray” -themed shoes, respectively.
Other participating celebs include Courteney Cox-Arquette, Hayden Panettiere, Kelly Ripa, Kyle MacLachlan, Marcia Cross, Nicolette Sheridan, Sharon Stone and Vanessa Williams, among others.
Doggie troubles
If you’re tired of your pet gnawing on anything from your rubbah slippahs, Chanel pumps to Nike Dunks, just got word of a product that might put an end to that.
Dog behaviorist Kathy Santo offers Don’t Chew Dare, a natural anti-chew product with a scent that repels your dog, but not you. It contains such organic bitter tasting herbs as patchouli, sandalwood and peppermint leaf along with imported essential oils: clary sage, spearmint and rosemary extract.
Her Web site says it’s non-toxic, but you should test it first before using on fabrics, keep it out of child reach and need I remind you to avoid splashing it in your eyes.
It’s $13.95 for an 8-ounce bottle, available at www.kathysanto.com.
Lastly, if you missed my Aug. 23 Honolulu Star-Bulletin story on what goes into the making of some Louis Vuitton shoes, check it out at http://starbulletin.com/2007/08/23/features/story01.html
