Kahala Mall handing out keys to unlock your style

By Nadine Kam

Kahala Mall will be starting the spring season by giving away special keys that will unlock exclusive prizes and offers throughout the mall during the “Unlock Your Style” event beginning at noon Saturday.

The keys will be distributed to the first 250 fashionistas arriving at Center Court beginning at noon. Keyholders will be able to unlock deals, gain access to a VIP lounge, and have the chance to win more than 30 prizes at a giveaway event at 3 p.m. at Center Court.

The tech savvy can also win prizes before the event officially starts by participating in the Instagram contest #UnlockStyle. Take a photo of anything you consider Spring Style, use the hashtag #UnlockStyle and tag photos of your favorite Kahala mall purchase, your outfit, accessory, color trend ... anything on trend this spring. The more photos you tag, the better your chances are of winning. Kahala Mall will announce the winners on March 7 via Instagram.

It's a continuing joke that I can't remember my Instagram password (for those who have tried to be my friend on Foursquare, I'm not being snobby but I can't remember that password either). Looks like I'd better figure it all out fast!

On that day, the public is also welcome to attend 20-minute Trend Sessions at Center Court between 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., during which fashion professionals from M.A.C., Honolulu magazine, Marsha Nadalin Salon and Spa, and local stylist Tyson Joines and others will share the latest in hair and makeup, and ways to incorporate the season’s trends into one’s wardrobe. Audience members will be able to win prizes and consult with stylists for individualized wardrobe tips.

While there, enter to win a roundtrip for two to the West Coast on Hawaiian Airlines. In addition, those who spend $75 or more at any store, restaurant or theater at Kahala Mall will receive quadruple HawaiianMiles, four miles for every dollar spent that day.

Visit www.KahalaMallCenter.com for more information.

Therapy marks two years at Kahala Mall

Nadine Kam photos
From right, Therapy boutique owner Tina Wary, Julie Waters and Umee Honolulu's Deena White Tearney, who was one of five featured designers at the first of Therapy boutique's second anniversary events Nov. 5 at Kahala Mall. The week two celebration takes place 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, with six designers and a performance by Chase Dean.

Two years deserves two weeks of celebrations, and Therapy boutique owner Tina Wary will be hosting Week Two from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 12, showcasing designs by local brands and designers Angry Lady Bug, Organik, La'akea Designs, Roberta Oaks, HI State of Mind, and Val Loh Designs.

The first celebration took place Nov. 5 at the Kahala Mall boutique, when Tina welcomed Moopiland's Keiko Knudson, ccdoodle's Christy Chung, Gem Parfait's Allison Fujita, Ecolicious' Dexter Doi and Carol D'Angelo, and Umee Honolulu's Deena White Tearney. Bangles by Erin were also featured, though the designer couldn't be there. There were pre-holiday discounts on merchandise offered by the featured designers.

Those who attended were also treated to a fabulous food spread created by Tina's husband Ed, he of Auntie Pasto's and Dixie Grill fame. There was enough of a spread to have made it onto my food blog, but I thought I'd keep it all here. Wonder if he'll top himself at this coming Saturday's event?

Moopiland designer Keiko Knudson shows one of her latest dresses, made with Hawaiian-style print fabric from Japan.

ccdoodle's Christy Chung showed her fabric clutches as well as her fabric sashes.

Creations by Gem Parfait's Allison Fujita, below, attorney by day and jewelry designer by night.

Ecolicious' Dexter Doi and Carol D'Angelo showed their latest tees and tanks.

Salty Girl Jewelry's Amber Chesebro with her mom Wendy Olsen, who inspired her daughter's jewelry making by teaching her how to create macrame as a child, and who always kept beads and findings around the house for her own projects.

The food spreads are generally light at fashion parties, where everyone's trying to be thin, but hey, when you're a boutique owner married to a restaurateur, as in Auntie Pasto's and Dixie Grill's Ed Wary, you've got a built-in caterer who wants to make an impression. More food follows! ...