White haute Dîner en Blanc Honolulu

Nadine Kam photos
It was amazing to see every arrival to Honolulu’s inaugural Dîner en Blanc, dressed in cool, clean summer whites.

Given the name Dîner en Blanc, you would think the global event that took place for the first time in Honolulu on Saturday would be all about food.

But I think food took a backseat to the fashion, an ethereal sea of white that easily transported guests to the more mannered time as befitting the secret site that turned out to be ‘Iolani Palace.

Well of course it didn’t last. After dinner, champagne and wine, crazy dancing ensued and a little drizzle in advance of the weekend’s pending storm didn’t dampen spirits.

Here is the way we wore to attend this special inaugural event:

Before arriving at the designated spot, participants waited at bus rendezvous points throughout Honolulu. At Waterfront Plaza (the former Restaurant Row), John Garcia and Avy Chan waited for their ride.

Shay Fukayama ties a mask on Aline Tran.

Traci Randolph followed the rules of Dîner en Blanc, bringing a picnic basket to suit the evening’s white theme. She’s with Leschon Serrano.

Jade by Nikolai designer Nikolai Tsang, no stranger to staging events, tried to keep the white theme going down to the food on her table, which included homemade white pasta, cauliflower, goat cheese salad, chicken breast and coconut cake. She’s with Scott Mellon.

Co-host Maleko McDonnell, left, posed for photos with guests.

Melissa Rivera and Emiko Miyazawa enjoy the moment.

Evan and Risa Beer play with fans provided by Curate Decor + Design for the Aloha table.

Linh and Mark Owen. Linh wore a Super Citizen strapless dress in anticipation of the day's humidity, with a lace headband from H&M, and feather boa and accents from Ben Franklin.

W Salon’s Jake Acedo, left, and Jason Agbayani. They wore C.C. Exclusive hats and Etro pants. Under Jake's boa is a J. Crew classic shirt and Gucci sweater, while Jason wore a Hypercrush tee, Love Stitch shirt and sheer cardigan.

Cori Okabayashi and Nick Segum.

Vanessa and Jaime Rodriguez.

From left, Gabriel Yanagihara, Olga Brandao, Daria Roud, Simons Winstone and Irma Klebanov.

Russell and Donna Pascua found their light-up glasses and bow tie on Amazon a few weeks before the event.

The Pascuas with Sandy and La Sarmiento, Beverly Santos and Peter Pascua.

Dancing the night away.

For the background story and video of the event, check out my Take a Bite blog post.