November is Hawai‘i Fashion Month with runway shows, pop up boutiques, and lots of opportunities to shop local designers. Last year, the fashion industry pumped 750 million dollars into the local economy, much of it through small businesses that began on a dream and a prayer.
Hawai'i Fashion Month has many components that run through November, perhaps the best chance to shop a range of local designers will be Honolulu Fashion Week presented by HONOLULU magazine which will pull from Art + Flea, Ma`oli Arts Month, Conscious Designers Hawai`i, and Kaua`i Art Factory. 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8; noon–9 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9., Hawaii Convention Center Exhibition Hall, free, limited capacity.
Check the full Hawai'i Fashion Monthcalendar.
Picture Credit:
Picture 1
Balloon Jumpsuite by Puamana Crabbe
Vintage 1940-1950's sweater with pearls and Rabbit fur collar by Cache from Private Vintage Closet
Leather vintage leather belt by Sperry
Vintage Gamuza Shoes by Michael Kors, Bag by Chai Studio, Vintage Chandelier earrings by Santamaria's vintage closet.
Picture 2:
Hawai'i Fashion Month's t-shirt is a collaboration between Organik and artist Lauren Roth of Yellow Bird Bohemia. Roth designed the sewing machine and typeface that reads, “Sew local”.
