Shop a Le'a

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Ala Moana Center presented a fashion and shopping event unlike any other. Shop a Le‘a took place from Monday, March 23 through Sunday, March 29, 2009 offering shoppers seven blissful days of shopping euphoria.

The week included special beauty, fashion and cuisine seminars at Centerstage, a special celebrations, a number of in-store events, fabulous sales, giveaways and gifts with purchases and much more.

HONOLULU Magazine hosted the special 1st birthday party for the Nordstrom wing:

MAHALO TO ALL OF THE RESTAURANTS, BEVERAGE SPONSORS AND
EVENT PARTNERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS

Here's an event recap:

The pau hana party kicked off at 6 p.m. on Level 3 of the Nordstrom Wing for two hours of entertainment from the Mountain Apple Company, cocktails, pupu and desserts by Hale ‘Aina Award-winning restaurants: Romano's Macaroni Grill, The Pineapple Room by Alan Wong and Mariposa.

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Our restaurant partners:

Guests enjoyed sophisticated beverages from:

Cover courtesy of Mountain Apple Company.

And entertainment, courtesy of the Mountain Apple Company, by Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner, Troy Fernandez, whose lightning fast picking and innovative style were instrumental in generating the ukulele renaissance of the early 90's. Troy will be playing songs from his latest release, Ride Time.
 

Lucky party-goers won 7 fantastic giveaways from some of the Nordstrom Wing stores.

To receive a ticket to this exclusive celebration, guests needed to spend a total of $100 or more at any of the Nordstrom Wing stores listed below from March 23 to 26.

Participating Stores included:
Ann Taylor, Anteprima Plastiq, Bare Escentuals, Blue Hawaii Lifestyle, Brighton Collectibles, Brontibay Paris, Chico’s, Club Monaco, Design Within Reach, Express, J.Crew-on-the-island, Janie & Jack, Kahala, Le Grand Marqet, lululemon athletica, MAX&Co., Metropark, Miki House, Nordstrom, Origins, Philip Rickard Honolulu, Ponte Vecchio Hotta, Sunglass Icon,  True Religion Jeans, Vera Bradley, Vitamin Shoppe, White House | Black Market, Williams-Sonoma and Wolford
 

For all the information on the event, visit the official Shop a Le‘a site.

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