Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Culture of Glamour via Modern Luxury Hawai'i


Steeped in centuries of Hawaiian tradition, prized Ni‘ihau shell leis are making heads turn once again. - See more at: http://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-hawaii/story/culture-of-glamour#sthash.yndGcy7C.dpuf
Steeped in centuries of Hawaiian tradition, prized Ni‘ihau shell leis are making heads turn once again.
- See more at: http://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-hawaii/story/culture-of-glamour#sthash.yndGcy7C.dpuf

While Tahiti may lay the claim to black pearls in the Pacific, Hawai‘i has its own traditional adornments of renown. Over the past decade, collectors and jewelry lovers, both in the islands and abroad, have turned their eyes on leis made from precious pūpū, or shells, from Ni‘ihau—the westernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, right off Kaua‘i. After all, head to any cultural fete and you’ll surely spot Ni‘ihau leis amid Sig Zane prints and Louis Vuitton monograms. - See more at: http://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-hawaii/story/culture-of-glamour#sthash.yndGcy7C.dpuf


While Tahiti may lay the claim to black pearls in the Pacific, Hawai‘i has its own traditional adornments of renown. Over the past decade, collectors and jewelry lovers, both in the islands and abroad, have turned their eyes on leis made from precious pūpū, or shells, from Ni‘ihau—the westernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, right off Kaua‘i. After all, head to any cultural fete and you’ll surely spot Ni‘ihau leis amid Sig Zane prints and Louis Vuitton monograms - See more at: http://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-hawaii/story/culture-of-glamour#sthash.yndGcy7C.dpuf
While Tahiti may lay the claim to black pearls in the Pacific, Hawai‘i has its own traditional adornments of renown. Over the past decade, collectors and jewelry lovers, both in the islands and abroad, have turned their eyes on leis made from precious pūpū, or shells, from Ni‘ihau—the westernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, right off Kaua‘i. After all, head to any cultural fete and you’ll surely spot Ni‘ihau leis amid Sig Zane prints and Louis Vuitton monograms. - See more at: http://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-hawaii/story/culture-of-glamour#sthash.yndGcy7C.dpuf
While Tahiti may lay the claim to black pearls in the Pacific, Hawai‘i has its own traditional adornments of renown. Over the past decade, collectors and jewelry lovers, both in the islands and abroad, have turned their eyes on leis made from precious pūpū, or shells, from Ni‘ihau—the westernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, right off Kaua‘i. After all, head to any cultural fete and you’ll surely spot Ni‘ihau leis amid Sig Zane prints and Louis Vuitton monograms - See more at: http://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-hawaii/story/culture-of-glamour#sthash.yndGcy7C.dpuf
Vintage 50-year-old, 10-strand wedding lei with white laikī shells, $15,000, and three-strand, 36-inch lei with momi shells, $10,000, by Loka Ka‘ohelauli‘i at Kapua Kaʻohelauliʻi, 808.652.8651, similar styles available at the Honolulu Museum of Art Shop; double pīkake momi keʻo shell three-strand lei, $995, and earrings with laiki shells, $160, both by Antiques and Treasures at Nā Mea Hawai‘i, Ward Warehouse; white gown, $950, at Andy South. - See more at: http://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-hawaii/story/culture-of-glamour#sthash.0ZyM0OyR.dpuf

Vintage 50-year-old, 10-strand wedding lei with white laikī shells, $15,000, and three-strand, 36-inch lei with momi shells, $10,000, by Loka Ka‘ohelauli‘i at Kapua Kaʻohelauliʻi, 808.652.8651, similar styles available at the Honolulu Museum of Art Shop; double pīkake momi keʻo shell three-strand lei, $995, and earrings with laiki shells, $160, both by Antiques and Treasures at Nā Mea Hawai‘i, Ward Warehouse; white gown, $950, at Andy South. - See more at: http://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-hawaii/story/culture-of-glamour#sthash.0ZyM0OyR.dpuf


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