Sponsored Edition: Fashionably Great

Wait not, want not.

There’s Pacific Standard Time (which is accurate), Island time (more realistic), TheBus time (totally arbitrary) and then finally – the slowest of them all – you time. You often run so far behind schedule that your friends tell you to meet them at 10 a.m., when in fact, they actually plan on meeting at 10:30 a.m.

Hmm, not good.

Stop being fashionably late and just be fashionable when you tell them about this Friday’s R Fashion Friday at the Royal Hawaiian Center – a stylish party to celebrate the Center’s latest (but certainly not late) issue of perpetually hip R Magazine.

For the first time ever, see the magazine’s pages come to life with models wearing of-the-moment looks from your favorite Royal Hawaiian stores, including fashion-forward dresses from bebe, sexy suits from Allure Swimwear, local designs from Aloha Aina Boutique and cutting-edge wirebags from ANTEPRIMA.

If you arrive early (you’ll try really, really hard), head to the free photo booth provided by Shutterbug Photos and pose with your posse. Then grab your free copy of R Magazine and shop its sexy pages. Shoppers who spend $250 at qualifying merchants get a free swag bag in an eco-friendly tote, yet another perfect example of why sometimes it’s best not to wait.

Because when it comes to awesome trends like, oh, say skinny jeans, the rule is better late than pleather.

R Fashion Friday takes place this Friday at Royal Hawaiian Center, 2201 Kalakaua Ave., Waikiki. Fashion show and photo booth from 4:30-5:45 p.m. in The Royal Grove, shopping from 6-7 p.m. at select merchants. For more information, call (808) 922-2299.