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SUMMER 2014 “PERCEPTION” DELIVERY 1 (SECOND RELEASE)

Releasing in-store and online this Saturday, June 21st, 2014.Aloha kākou!We present to you the second release of our Summer 2014 “Perception” Delivery 1 collection. With three new patterns (Maiʻa, Vanquish, and Kālā Pepa) as our foundation, we explore the perception of Hawaii from the outside looking in as well as the inside looking out.KĀLĀ PEPA"Kālā" or what we call "Kālā pepa" refers to the brief history of the Hawaiian currency and how it represents not only the transition from the barter system but how a rich and prolific culture succumbed to the imperialistic mentallity that dominated the times.When Capt. James Cook introduced the outside world to a once thriving Hawaiian culture, it became important to establish a currency for the...

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