Mr Nice Guy
Just be honest, your mom always told you. I won’t be mad if you tell me the truth. If only Mom ran the adult world, you could tell people what you really think without the messy confrontation. Tell your neighbor…
Lei Chic - August 2008
Weekend Picks - August 28, 2008
Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.It’s A StretchWhat: Free yoga day at studios all over the island. Check out a new class, a new instructor and take a friend. When: Monday, all day Details: Check here for a…
Weekend Picks - August 28, 2008
Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events. It’s A Stretch What: Free yoga day at studios all over the island. Check out a new class, a new instructor and take a friend. When: Monday, all day Details: Check here…
Sponsored Edition: Posh 'n' Checks
You’ve been to spa parties at your girlfriends’ houses, and buying parties for everything from makeup to jewelry to kitchen appliances. But you have yet to go to a designer shopping party. Maybe because, until now, there wasn’t one. But…
Lost and Found
Not so long ago you’d regularly scour Savers for funky clothes and old charms to create an eclectic, inimitable look (it was also cheap). But as you grew up (and got a steady paycheck) something changed, and although your wardrobe…
Who's Watching You?
You’re late for a very important date (again), all because you haven’t found a timepiece to complement your life (let alone your outfits). Just one day in the life of you might include a morning surf session, rainy mountain hike,…
Dress Success
Fall shopping attempt, take 10. Mainland jeans chain: Turtlenecks, thick-knit sweater sets. Next. Name brand boutique: Tweed jackets, plaid flannel dresses. Sigh. Pass. Big time department store: Wool pea coats, knee-high leather boots. Really? Guess your maxi-dresses will have to…
The Real Thing
In a world of so-so’s and almost there’s, boyfriends who are only 50-percent committed, jobs with just a 20-percent chance of promotion, and foods that are 98-percent fat-free, it can seem nearly impossible to achieve it all. Which is what…
Weekend Picks - August 21, 2008
Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.Brand New BagWhat: Celebrate the official debut of SooZou handbags made from recycled sails – and get your hands on one of them at the label’s shopping/launch party. They’re fully handmade, one-of-a-kind and…
Weekend Picks - August 21, 2008
Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events. Brand New BagWhat: Celebrate the official debut of SooZou handbags made from recycled sails – and get your hands on one of them at the label’s shopping/launch party. They’re fully handmade, one-of-a-kind…
Pack To Basics
On-board budget for your next flight off the island: Pillow and blanket: $5 Diet Coke: $2 (they’re not free anymore) Single-shot bottle of rum: $5 (what the hell, you paid for the Coke) Headphones to watch movie: $5 Charge for…
Spin The Bottle
Getting your Bitch on was fun (and tasty), but now you’re seeking even more ways to put some sass in your sips. Like the Bandit wine tetra box – yes, we did say box. This fruity (and cheap) California rebel…
Sponsored Edition: Just R Style
You finally beat that case of the Mondays, but you’re already itching for the chance to do some serious Saturday shopping – and it’s only Tuesday.So head to Royal Hawaiian Center tomorrow for some mid-week retail therapy at the R…
Sponsored Edition: Just R Style
You finally beat that case of the Mondays, but you’re already itching for the chance to do some serious Saturday shopping – and it’s only Tuesday.So head to Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center tomorrow for some mid-week retail therapy at the…
Pretty in Pink
If you want things done right, sometimes you just have to do them yourself. That’s why Kelley Lilien designed her first son’s birth announcement (it helped that she had a fresh graphic design degree in hand) instead of farming it…
Go For The Gold
New wars with no end in sight and new slogans like Drop Bush, Not Bombs and Go Solar Not Ballistic (just to name two) have some yearning for what now seems like a kinder, happier time. When tie-dye was in,…
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{mosloadposition video1}Pretty in Pink August 18, 2008 {mosloadposition video1}If you want things done right, sometimes you just have to do them yourself. That’s why Kelley Lilien designed her first son’s birth announcement (it helped that she had a fresh graphic design…
Weekend Picks - August 14, 2008
Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.Bourbon on BeretaniaWhat: The Honolulu Art Academy is transformed into New Orleans with Cajun food, jazz music and decorative Spanish moss for Showcase 2008, the fundraiser benefitting the Academy's youth education programs. The…
Weekend Picks - August 14, 2008
Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events. Bourbon on BeretaniaWhat: The Honolulu Art Academy is transformed into New Orleans with Cajun food, jazz music and decorative Spanish moss for Showcase 2008, the fundraiser benefitting the Academy's youth education programs.…
The Constant Traveler
The best thing about traveling to the mainland? (Hint: It’s not smog or weather). It’s the shopping. A six-hour plane ride has never been too far to go for a hot new look, until the economic climate became as cold…
Waste Not, Want Not
You never judge books by their covers (well, maybe fashion magazines). And never a person by their shoes (except a man you might date). But one place appearances always matter is gifts, and your well-intentioned, recycled magazine wrapping paper just…
For Goodness Sake
Behind every good man is a great woman. And behind every great woman is a big secret. Take flawless, doll-like geisha. Sure, they had many tricks up their sleeves, but it wasn’t until a savvy soul discovered that old-time Japanese…
It's Reigning Deals
Your personal fairy tale: forget the pumpkin – and the ball. You’re on a worldwide shopping spree buying up the latest runway looks from every top designer. And then you do it again every season. It’s no fairy tale for…
Weekend Picks - August 7, 2008
Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.In Good TasteWhat: Bring your own bottle to Vino’s Beaujolais tasting, and learn how to appreciate this especially food-friendly wine. Your bottle choice has to be minimum $20 and wrapped or bagged so…
