Store Spotlight: Aloha Rag

Found in Hawaii near the Ala Moana Mall — Aloha Rag, based out of Hawaii, is known for the Japanese owner, Tatsugo Yoda's, smart eye for wearable high fashion designs. The store carries accessories, footwear, outerwear and more in menswear and womenswear.

Their webstore at AlohaRag.com carries designer labels such as Lanvin, Comme des Garçons, Maison Martin Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Pierre Hardy and hosts sales all year round.

Just in today are arrivals from Elizabeth & James (the Mary-Kate and Ashley line), Golden Goose and 2K for both men and women.

Purchase at Aloha-Rag.com requires membership. Receive 3% off on your next purchase upon application approval. The more you by the more you save at Aloha Rag, your total dollar amount is accumulated to calculate your percentage of discount. 

Lanvin tieredsle top $2185

Lanvin bib front longsleeve $543

Linda Farrow sunglasses $525

Ksubi media sedation tee $140

Maison Martin Margiela leather jacket $1985

Maison Martin Margiela printed tee $395

Random Accessories... For Her

Humanoid knotted shawl $125 @ La Garçonne 

Balenciaga scarf £195 @ Matches Fashion

Comme Des Garçons color embossed zip wallet $272 @ Tobi

3.1 Phillip Lim "hombre" rope belt $145 @ La Garçonne 

Chloé leather alligator fold clutch £656 @ ASOS

ASOS stitched wrap belt £12 @ ASOS

Yves Saint Laurent brooches £175 @ Collette

Cavallini cut-out contrast socks £6 @ ASOS

Random Accessories... For Him

Karen Walker Deep Freeze Pinks $170

Balenciaga fringed scarf £100

Filius leather ties $75

Natalia Brili ruby leather geometric pins $165

Comme Des Garçons tartan wallet $179

Karen Walker Xtra Ray Visions $200

Eugenia Kim satin headband hat $57

Eastpak printed backpack £30

Meet a Model: Lily Donaldson

Emilio Pucci at The Met's Costume Institute Gala

Actress Joy Bryant was our fashion favorite wearing Emilio Pucci pour Matthew Williamson at The Met's Costume Institute Gala Monday night. Model Natashy Poly strutted down the runway wearing a similar multicolored, all-over geometric print piece at the Pucci FW/0809 catwalk show earlier this year.

Dries Van Noten Menswear SS/08

Dries Van Noten, of the "Antwerp 6," took his menswear show from Paris to Milan for SS/08 presenting a collection integrating traditionally feminine fabrics such as organza and mouselline in masculine shapes within an extensive color scope of lilac, fluoro-orange and -yellow to fuchsias, warm red and imperial purple.

Fencing and scuba diving trousers, satin judo shorts along with cache coeur shirts, nylon windbreakers were highlight pieces alongside the forte menswear items like double breasted jackets and trench coats.

The range of the collection comes with intention to make "colors believable for guys" by integrating them in forms "as masculine as possible," says Van Noten. The deep and neon color palette meshes with several "non-colors" throughout the line giving different looks different pops.

In addition to color, the spectrum of new "technical materials" like plastified polystics, mixtures of silk with nylon, and acetates with the Van Noten traditionalist twist brought unique variance in the sheer, see-through shirts and outerwear pieces. Altogether, the elements of the DVN SS/08 collection were able to make an bright, innovative and memorable collection, imprinting much of menswear's spring and summer trends.

Nylon Windcheater 235

2-Tone Boxing Shorts 205

Polyamide jacket 215

Sheer patchwork shirt 205

Jogging pant  €235

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Truth: The Royal Arts Academy alumni the "Antwerp 6" consist of Dries Van Noten, Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Von Beirendonck, Dirk Van Saene and Dirk Bikkembergs.

Truth: Dries Van Noten does no advertising for menswear or womenswear.

Truth: Dries Van Noten employs a private chef to not only feed his retail buyers healthy, delicious meals but bake them cakes on their birthdays.

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