Lei Chic - September 2013

Local designers showcased at OUTFIT (Part 1)

It's only Monday, and yet, you've already experienced some major, ground-breaking revelations. Like: October is thisclose and you need to start giving your Halloween costume some serious thought. Or: Never again will you see Walter White poison anyone with ricin.…

Lei Chic's guide to the weekend's best events

Photo: Amanda Cramer Photography RSVP Super Fun Night What: Maya Bella Boutique's 1st anniversary party is next Saturday, but you need to RSVP by this Saturday to score your very own birthday gift (hint: it involves some awesome store discounts).…

Lei Chic's New York Fashion Week Diary Part 3

Left: Raymond sprays one last mist of hair spray before a shot is snapped for Steven Alan's Spring 2014 lookbook. Right: A backstage peek at Aveda's makeup table. Photos: Summer Shiigi. Editor's Note: This is the final installment of a…

Lei Chic's guide to the weekend's best events

Shop Sale Away What: Sad news for Central Oahu shoppers: Milieu is closing its Waipio boutique. The store is planning to move, though no decision has yet been made on a new retail space or online presence. For now, everything…

Lei Chic's New York Fashion Week Diary Part 2

Left: A M.A.C makeup artist preps a model backstage for Noon by Noor's spring 2014 show. Right: The finished look. Photos: Summer Shiigi and Women's Wear Daily. Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a series following stylist Summer…

Lane Tanner Designs' bone-inspired paper earrings

There are SO many things you could make out of paper. Cranes. Planes. Automobiles. Bones and shells, on the other hand? Now, that's just crazy. Which probably explains why we're raving mad over Morgan Lane-Tanner's new dangling paper earrings. These…

Lei Chic's New York Fashion Week Diary Part 1

From left: BCBG Max Azria (two looks), Tadashi Shoji (two looks) and Desigual. Photos: Style.com and StyleBistro.com. Editor's Note: This is the first installment of a series following stylist Summer Shiigi on her first-ever trip to New York Fashion Week.…

Lei Chic's guide to the weekend's best events

Read Shops Till You Drop What: Pick up the fall issue of HONOLULU Shops, our free quarterly shopping magazine, for the season's hottest new products, profiles and style guides. Learn how to style bra tops and layer jewelry, chat with…

Spotted: Mau House jewelry by Andrew Mau

From left: Mano 12K-gold-plated necklace, $122, earrings, $62, and chain bracelet, $90. Your guy is getting a little tired with your borrowed-from-the-boys obsession. Especially since he's already lost an undershirt, Aloha shirt, flannel button-down, tie, baseball cap, watch, and -…