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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, March 20, 2009

Runway shows, rare rocks for spring

By Paula Rath
Advertiser Staff Writer

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Styles from Macy's will be part of the Project DisFUNKshion event at Windward Mall tomorrow.

Windward Mall

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Spring break is being celebrated big time at Windward Mall. Project DisFUNKshion includes fashion shows, gaming contests, dance crew demonstrations and entertainment at Center Court from noon to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow.

A live runway show will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. tomorrow, with chic ideas for updating a spring wardrobe from 12 Windward Mall merchants, including Celebrity Tuxedos, Jeans Warehouse, Macy's, Wet Seal, Hot Topic, Local Motion, T&C Surf and Urban Flava.

SEDONA GEM & JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW

A special shipment of natural crystals, rare mineral specimens and stone carvings, as well as handmade jewelry, arrives tomorrow at Sedona in Ward Centre. The collection will be offered at dealer-direct prices, this weekend only. Along with affordable sterling silver jewelry, the store will be stocked with handmade pieces from Go Jolly of Oregon, Starborn Creations of Maui, Oregon Sunstone by Exotic Creations, Daisy Ho of Hong Kong and Isha Nomadic Knotwork from Bali. The show will take place from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

SHOP A LE'A

Ala Moana Center is hosting Shop a Le'a, its weeklong spring fashion and shopping festival, Monday through March 29, with exclusive products at shops including Baccarat, Bulgari, Diesel, Fendi and Valerie Joseph. Sales are on throughout the center, as well.

At 6 p.m. on Thursday on Level 3 of the Nordstrom Wing, Nordstrom and the 28 retailers in Ala Moana Center's new wing will mark a first birthday with an outdoor LuWOW! celebration, featuring entertainment by Brother Noland, cocktails, pupu and desserts by award-winning chefs. Get up to two free tickets by spending $100 or more for each ticket at participating Nordstrom Wing stores between Monday and Thursday; bring receipts to Ala Moana's Customer Service Center. www.alamoanacenter.com.

ADORE THROWS A PARTY

Tasha Matsubara and Mayumi Villiatora, owners of the popular Adore boutique in Kahala Mall, are throwing a party for the shop's first birthday from noon to 5 p.m. tomorrow. The event coincides with the introduction of the private Adore Me line. Designer Allison Izu with her petite denim styles, Traci Morinaga of Midori Jewelry and Marco Saheb of European Image Consulting will also be on hand.

SEPHORA GOES NATURAL

There's a Sephora Beauty Insider event tomorrow at Sephora's Ala Moana and Pearlridge stores, featuring natural and organic products from a slew of lines such as Lavanila, Juice Beauty, Jurlique, Boscia, Skyn Iceland, Korres, Tarte and Ole Henriksen. The event also marks the introduction of Sephora brand's first organic palette, the Sephora Pure Wanderlust Edition.

HIP, HIP, HOORAY

Wanna know what's hip for spring? Neiman Marcus Ala Moana will have it all on display throughout the store, but especially in Women's Contemporary Sportswear (on Level 1, where you'll find Vince, Marc Jacobs, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Tori Burch, to name a few).

KANE FOR THE WAHINE

All right, ladies! Time once again for "Men's Passion II — Fashion Fest," the spring 2009 version of Kane magazine's men's fashion show, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. March 27 at the Cupola Theatre in the Honolulu Design Center. There'll be fashions from Organik, Adoracion Boutique, Life is Good and Kazu Couture. Accessories by Diamond Head Road and Costa del Mar, live music, Caribbean-themed specialty drinks and dancing. Cover: $10; www.honoluludesigncenter.com.

GOT A LINE?

A line for drying clothes, that is. We're looking for people who do the eco-thing when it comes to laundry. Do you line-dry your linens and clothes? Does your neighbor? Or does your condo say "no way" to line-drying laundry?

We'd like to hear from you. E-mail paularath@aol.com.

NEED A FASHION FIX?

Spring beauty tips, Alice Crosara's photos from the Paris runways and our take on trends and more are up now at hawaiisfashionforum.honavblog.com. You can also get style and bargain alerts on Twitter by following @FashionForum.

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We think Lollia did right by rose, with their "Breathe" fragrance, a lovely yet lively blend of cabbage rose and citrus. The luscious hand cream has avocado and macadamia nut oils as well as shea butter, a favorite moisturizing ingredient of ours. We found it at Red Pineapple in Ward Centre — $25 for the large and $8 for the purse size.

ON OUR RADAR | BREATHE HAND CREAMN

It's hard to get a rose scent right. The fragrance can be too cloying, too tutu or too nondescript.

We think Lollia did right by rose, with their "Breathe" fragrance, a lovely yet lively blend of cabbage rose and citrus. The luscious hand cream has avocado and macadamia nut oils as well as shea butter, a favorite moisturizing ingredient of ours. We found it at Red Pineapple in Ward Centre — $25 for the large and $8 for the purse size.

Reach Paula Rath at paularath@aol.com.