Nordstrom launches Moschino's bear-themed capsule collection

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This Moschino iPhone case is one of 11 items from a capsule collection that debuted on the Milan runway today, and will be available tomorrow at Nordstrom Ala Moana.

Moschino’s capsule collection of pieces from its Fall/Winter 2015 collection debuted on the Milan runway today and will launch exclusively tomorrow at only six of Nordstrom’s 116 North American stores, including Nordstrom Ala Moana.

In the store now are designer Jeremy Scott’s bear-themed collection, including iPhone cases, handbags, ready-to-wear fashion and accessories ranging from $75 to $1,495.

Scott’s past two themed collections for Moschino, featuring items inspired by Barbie and McDonalds, helped create buzz over what he would show next.

Other Nordstrom stores that will receive the collection are Americana at Brand in Glendale, Calif, Fashion Island Newport Beach, The Grove Los Angeles, San Francisco Centre and Aventura in Florida.

After the launch, the collection will be available online at Nordstrom.com beginning March 1.

A few more items:

Moschino jacket bag, $1,495.

Moschino quilted backpack, $725.

Moschino bear bag, $525.

Moschino weekender bag, $1,295.

Moschino bucket bag, $895.
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Nadine Kam is Style Editor and staff restaurant critic at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser; her coverage is in print on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Contact her via email at nkam@staradvertiser.com and follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Rebel Mouse.

Pow! Wow! Hawaii pops up at T Galleria

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A Pow! Wow! Hawaii popup shop is front and center at T Galleria in Waikiki.

T Galleria has partnered with Pow! Wow! Hawaii to bring urban Kakaako’s street vibe to Waikiki with pop-ups featuring fashion and art. Local designers, curated by Pow! Wow! Hawaii, are featuring limited-edition products through Saturday.

The centerpiece of the event is a retrofitted food truck as a pop-up store. Local brands being featured throughout the ground-floor entry are Big Bad Wolf, Roberta Oaks, Fitted, Scott Hawaii, Knockaround, and In4mation.

There is also a pop-up cafe featuring coffee and espresso from Brue Bar, as well as baked goods from Agnes Bake Shop.

From 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 24, visitors are invited to meet Steven Scott, owner of Scott slippers, and from 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 28, meet Jeff Gress, operations director of Pow! Wow! Hawaii.

The display is open from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily on the first-floor walkway of T Galleria, 330 Royal Hawaiian Avenue.

Pow! Wow! artists will be adding their work to this food truck-turned-popup-store during the event.

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Take your pick of T-shirts designed by In4mation and other featured local designers.

More popup space.

Don’t forget the keiki while shopping.

A detail of Big Bad Wolf’s Dance Party tee.

Neiman Marcus presents Spring Beauty Event, 2015

Courtesy Neiman Marcus

Spring is in the air, and with it comes a round of new skin care and color products befitting the season.

Neiman Marcus will introduce new collections with at-counter makeovers during its Beauty Trend Event through March 1, 2015.

Those who make a minimum $125 purchase of beauty or fragrance products will receive a matte rubber magazine tote bag created by jewelry designer Eddie Borgo, filled with beauty samples. Choose from spring colors of smoky celery, rose and gray. Those who spend $500 or more will receive a matching Eddie Borgo wristlet and deluxe samples.

Cosmetic brands in the store will also be offering gifts with purchase. Some examples:

Chantecaille: Tote with Retinol Intense, Stress Repair Concentrate, Luminous Lip Gloss in "Pink Melon," and Faux Cils mascara in black; with $200 minimum purchase.

Clinique: Cosmetics pouch with Liquid Facial Soap, Repairwear Sculpting Night Cream, Take the Day Off makeup remover for lids, lashes and lips, Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for eyes in "Lavish Lilac," Different Lipstick in "A Different Grape" and Lash Doubling Mascara in black; $65 minimum purchase.

Dior: Cosmetics bag with J'adore Eau de Parfum vial on card, Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Mascara in "Over Black," Capture Totale Dreamskin, and Diorshow Maximizer Lash-Plumping Serum; with $200 minimum purchase.

Fresh: Bag with Peony Brightening Night Treatment Mask, 20 ml Soy Face Cleanser, Black Tea Age-Delay Cream, and Sugar Lip Treatment Advanced Therapy; with $100 minimum purchase. For $150 minimum, receive all plus 50 ml Soy Face Cleanser.

Laura Mercier: Bag with Creme Smooth Lip Colour in "Pink Blush," Bronzing Pressed Powder in "Dune Bronze," "Nude" tinted moisturizer, Infusion de Rose Nourishing Oil/Creme dual packet, and Foundation Primer Protect SPF30; with $125 minimum purchase. With $175 minimum receive all plus Tone Perfecting Creme.
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Nadine Kam is Style Editor and staff restaurant critic at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser; her coverage is in print on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Contact her via email at nkam@staradvertiser.com and follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Rebel Mouse.

Anthropologie opens its doors at Ala Moana Center

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Anthropologie opened its doors with a private shopping event Jan. 31. The “Aloha” was spelled out with paper cocktail umbrellas, which you can see up close in a photo at the bottom of this post.

Anthropologie celebrated its grand opening from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday night with a private shopping event, with 10 percent of proceeds benefitting the Honolulu Museum of Art.

It should be a windfall for the museum because it looked like everyone was shopping. I was told there were 300 guests but it felt like a lot more because there were lines for cocktails, lines for the dressing rooms, and lines at the cashier.

Good luck when it opens at 10 in the morning.

There were a lot of cute clothes perfectly suited for Hawaii’s resort, casual chic and boho aesthetic, and I was especially happy to see 1,000 out of the store’s 5,000 square feet devoted to petites, an underserved market here. Even so, jumpsuits and maxis were longer than they should be, and sales associates showed how to knot the hems to get them to “fit” better. A cute look, but something we want to do as a sometime option, not a requirement.

Ahem, designers, 5 feet shouldn’t be the measure of a garment for a shortie when you take our heads into account!

Here’s a look around the store, located on the third floor, next to Emporio Armani:

The start of the line at 5:30 p.m.

Indigo and tunics in the 1,000 square foot petite section.

Beading detail on a Hawaii exclusive maxi dress in the petite section.

Marylea Conrad, right, gets help in the petite section from Donna Lum. Behind her is another Hawaii exclusive maxi with some fabulous textured ribbon detail.

 Anthropologie home style.

A few items for the kitchen …

… And the bath.

Jackie Walden tries on a hat. I later stood next to her in the cashier line, but even after paying for some items, I saw her shopping again.

Drawer pulls for every taste.

Some like it bare.

In the window.

The “Aloha” in the window was spelled out with paper cocktail umbrellas.
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Nadine Kam is Style Editor and staff restaurant critic at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser; her coverage is in print on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Contact her via email at nkam@staradvertiser.com and follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Rebel Mouse.