GLAM! cams capture models POV from runway

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Models wait to go on stage behind-the-scenes of the Goodwill Goes GLAM fundraiser fashion show, featuring garments pulled from Goodwill stores all across Oahu. Featured looks were auctioned after the show.

BY NADINE KAM

It was a crazy experiment, but onlookers at Goodwill Industries of Hawaii’s annual Goodwill Goes GLAM! fundraiser fashion show were likely none the wiser as six models came down the runway oufitted, not only in garments from Goodwill stores, but mini HD point-of-view cameras thanks to FlyWire Cameras.

I’ve always wanted to send cameras down the runway, but there are a lot of logistics involved, like will the model remember to turn the camera on? Will it even work? Who collects the cameras and footage after the show?

Luckily, Flywire’s Jacob Isaac-Lowry and Sarah Alessi were on hand to greenlight the models, adding one more “accessory” to go along with Therese Wahl’s styling.

The video cameras were small enough to send down the runway attached to purses, belts, dresses and lapels without attracting attention.

Finally!

As a writer/videographer/blogger, I’m very interested in technology as applicable to daily work/lifestyle, and I’ve experimented with other POV cameras and Google Glass, but Glass was too fussy, and I feel like GoPro size technology is just too big and awkward for street use. Yes it’s fine for extreme outdoor athletes who don’t mind looking like geeks with helmet cams, but I would feel pretty self-conscious about that.

Stylist Therese Wahl had her hands full making sure 40 models were ready to go.

The resulting video captures the show from my hand-held camera in the audience, as well as the models’ point of view as they walk down the runway, which looks much longer from their perspective.

It was all for the show produced by Kini Zamora, themed “A Day in the Life of a Royal.”
The event that took place July 16 was the kick-off for a three days of Goodwill shopping, featuring more than 40,000 pieces pulled from Goodwill stores, to raise funds for Goodwill’s nonprofit job training and job readiness programs.

Zamora’s storyline focused on a day in the life of a princess and her prince, with eight segments that broke down into themes such as “World Traveler,” “Party Like its 1999,” “Boho Garden Party,” “Belle of the Ball” and “Wedding Bliss.”

Makeup was done by Motives Hawaii, and hair by Paul Brown Salons.

The show was emceed by Hawaii News Now’s Grace Lee and Steve Uyehara. In keeping with the evening’s theme, Uyehara got a surprise and the rest of us a laugh, when Lee presented him with a sparkling tiara to wear. It was a fun evening!


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Goodwill Industries of Hawaii President/CEO Laura Smith with Mayor Kirk Caldwell. Also attending was Gov. David Ige, whose wife Dawn Ige served as honorary chair of the event.

 

In addition to Goodwill shopping on the opening night of the event, fashion show producer Kini Zamora offered a pop-up shop featuring his KZ Hawaii designs.

 

Models in various stages of dress.

Finishing touches.
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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.

Closet Swap marks six years of many happy exchanges

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Contestants in a zany reuse fashion show line up for photos during Fashionista's Market's 6th annual Closet Swap. I give them all a lot of credit for theatrically parading across the stage!

Fashionista's Market 6th annual Closet Swap took place Oct. 21 at the Japanese Cultural Center Manoa Grand Ballroom, starting with the perfect breakfast of scrambled eggs, Portuguese sausage, rice, fresh fruit and champagne from Barefoot Bubbly, fun and games, a reuse fashion show, and finally, the mad dash for clothing donated by participants.

It was all for a good cause as funds raised will benefit the Leeward Domestic Abuse Shelter, and Amanda Stevens, from Goodwill Industries of Hawai'i was waiting in the wings to whisk anything that wasn't picked up by guests away to Goodwill, to raise funds for its vocational and community programs.

Before or after sitting down to breakfast, women could also shop for handcrafted accessories from ccdoodle's Christy Chung, as well as check out make-and-take stations manned by Cassandra Rull and Holly Boulay, who were showing guests how to transform unwanted threads into more desirable clothing and accessories.

By now, Closet Swap frequenters know a little of what to expect in the recycled fashion show, which comprises one item from the swap plus a whole lot of newspaper and tape, so having mastered the art of poufs and pleats, costumes have a lot more details to them. The only thing the women don't know is the theme, and this year it was Disney.

Apparently, everybody loves a beautiful princess. We saw a lot more of those than wicked queens. There were also Little Mermaids and Tinkerbells, and on the seamier side, a drunken pirate of the Caribbean and not only drunk but pregnant Tinkerbell (Kelley Porter), who managed to win the competition, along with a cute 5-year-old Minnie Mouse (Ayla Prather).

For the team effort involved in getting them papered up, their tables won 5 minutes early entry to the swap, a fun way to trade your trash for others' treasures.

I was able to grab a few chunky sweaters no one in Hawaii could possibly want, but that would come in handy during my trip to the chilly East Coast. Unfortunately, my flight Sunday was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy, but I will still try to get out later in the week. In the meantime, I have a half dozen blog posts to catch up on, so I will try to get them done so I don't have to catch up in airports.


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And the winners were Ayla Prather, 5, as Minnie Mouse, and Kelley Porter as a drunk, pregnant Tinkerbell. For the team's effort in dressing them, their tables were granted 5 minutes early access to the swap racks and tables.

In quite the coincidence, was able to find this Minnie Mouse wallet during the swap.

Fashionista's Market's Alyssa Fung, right, staged the event with lots of help from Anita Clemente and Aly Case.

ccdoodle's Christy Chung showed her handmade creations.

Holly Boulay showed how to stitch up bow ties that could be worn any number of ways. I sewed a blue plaid tie with fabric from a scrap heap on the side with some help from Christy as well.

Putting wings on another Tinkerbell.

Putting the finishing touches on the Little Mermaid.

This Little Mermaid costume picked up dozens of scales before it was completed. You can check it out in the video at top of page.

After the swap, women returned to their tables to try on and trade some more. There were a lot of garments flying through the air as they tossed them to friends who might make better use of their finds.

Tiffany Tanaka, left, and Olena Heu were among the swappers.