carrie bradshaw meet your closet fetish

 

one of the more challenging aspects of moving is finding logical places to store all your stuff in your new space. we have been whittling down our stuff (viva ebay!) and are slowly transforming our home into a more organized chaos thanks to elfa. if my already edited (and edited again) shoe stash wasn't already nicely put away, these cute shoe boxes from closet fetish would be a stylish way to store them.

big island girl sommer meyer took the oft-repeated stylist tip to stick a photo of your shoes outside the box and created closet fetish for a school project at hpu. they quickly topped the list on many a fashionista's most wanted and it's easy to see why. armed with enough boxes & a digital camera, you can transform your closet and coordinate it to match your favorite color (chocolate brown or ballerina pink, anyone?).

order online or head over to ward center and check out closet fetish at red pineapple.

don't get mad, get grumpy . . . girl

everybody around you seems like they have the sixth sense when you're having one of those days. then again, perhaps spraying the paper boy with the garden hose (à la the lady from the international delight commercial) tipped them off.

grumpy girl to the rescue! the hawaii based clothing line expresses how you're really feeling to the rest of the world without getting you into trouble with the law. slip into some comfy lounge pants, wrap your cranky lovechild in her very own baby tee, or stock your kitchen with chopsticks splashed with the grumpy girl logo.

hopefully, they'll introduce a coffee mug perfect for that eternally grouchy co-worker/relative (for whom being grumpy is a lifestyle choice) in time for the next secret santa holidaypalooza.   

olukai slippers

kumu

it never fails. every time you go to your mom's - aunty's - friend's (take your pick), you can never find your favorite pair of slippers in the jumble of footwear outside their house. maybe it's time to ditch your old slippers and slip into something from olukai.

olukai is the premium footwear line launched earlier this year by a former nike designer who was born in the islands. one look at their spring/summer catalog and you'll appreciate the perfect marriage of form + function.

and the best thing is your slippers will never get lost in the crowd again.

manuheali'i says aloha

kalo knit + spider lily

i'm not one for traditional aloha wear but a friend just turned me on to a cool line called manuheali'i. their clothing is very wearable and quite pretty with the added bonus of more modern cuts on pieces like the kalo boat knit top (shown above).

if you like what you see then hele over to their site (or stop by their shop in kailua or punahou) since manuheali'i is having a sale which means you can save 20% (or more).

{mahalo kym for the tip!}

do the hula tees

what to do when you have a closet full of clothes and still feel fashion challenged? reach for the ever reliable backup outfit - the t-shirt & jeans combo, of course. unfortunately, many of the tees in your closet look like they're from the 80's and not in a trendy, bananarama kind of way (somebody had to tell you).

enter do the hula and their line of retro graphic tees which tap into the pre-glam era of waikiki before the designer boutiques set up shop on kalakaua avenue. and if you really want to do old school right, check out their one of a kind vintage tees which have been freshened up for the 21st century.