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WHAT’S IN STORE
Hello Kitty designer appears in isles
Hello Kitty’s "Kitty Mama," designer Yuko Yamaguchi, will visit with fans at the Sanrio store at Ala Moana Center, Friday through Sunday from 1 to 2, 3 to 4 and 5 to 6 p.m.
Guests will be able to meet and take photographs with Hello Kitty and Yamaguchi, visiting from Sanrio headquarters in Tokyo. The designer has guided the brand through various transformations in her 30-plus-year career at Sanrio, and elevated the pop icon’s status around the world.
Activities at Sanrio throughout the weekend including Hello Kitty-themed nail decorating workshops, bento box-making workshops and other unique experiences. The first 50 guests through the door each day will receive a $5 gift card to use at Sephora Ala Moana on any Hello Kitty Beauty purchase.
Makeup artists will be available at Sephora from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, offering minimakeovers using products from Hello Kitty Beauty.
Call 949-2990.
Trunk show features Roberto Coin jewelry
Elle Couture Jewellers will host a Roberto Coin jewelry trunk show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. On view will be the Italian designer’s Holiday and 2013 collection of fine gold and precious-stone jewelry reflecting Old World Italian craftsmanship.
The jewelry salon is at 909 Kapiolani Blvd. Call 591-8080.
Holiday collectibles available at Blaisdell
The Christmas Edition Wiki Wiki One Day Vintage Collectibles & Hawaiiana Show will take place 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Blaisdell Center.
Shop 92 vendors from Hawaii and the mainland for items ranging from Hawaiiana to tribal beads, Chinese and Japanese antiques, Ming’s jewelry, Niihau shell jewelry, stamps, coins, aloha shirts, postcards, prints, dolls and more.
In addition, Vintage Rose will be offering one-of-a-kind dresses and jackets remade from antique lace, linen and tablecloths.
General admission is $4; early entry at 9 a.m. is $15.
For more information and a list of vendors, visit www.ukulele.com/wikiwiki.html.
Retailer’s new line adorned with beads
Martin & MacArthur has unveiled its Ainahau Murano Jewelry collection featuring colorful and luminous Venetian art-glass beads. The pieces, available in pink, magenta, lavender, light green and sky blue, are finished with Czech glass and Swarovski crystals, and strung on gold vermeil heishi and findings.
Necklaces, priced at $249, are accented with hand-carved koa beads. Bracelets start at $99 and earrings are $59.
Also new are watches with gold faces to match the warmth of their solid koa wood bands for men and women, priced from $529.
The watches, with Citizen quartz movements, are water resistant and don’t need polishing. In fact, Martin & MacArthur says the natural patina of the wood grows deeper and more lustrous over time from the oils on the wearer’s skin.
All of the company’s koa watches come in koa boxes.
For more information and store locations, visit www.martinandmacarthur.com.
Sig Zane for Hurley reaches stores
Sig Zane for Hurley, a mini capsule collection featuring exclusive hand-cut artwork by Sig Zane, debuted at the designer’s shop at 122 Kamehameha Ave. on Black Friday, with the remainder of the collection to hit island lifestyle stores Friday.
The first two designs are "Hoolehua: Budding Warrior," which incorporates the stylized lehua, a symbol of Pele and a source of wood. The word is often used to describe a warrior or a great friend.
"Ululoa: Eternal Growth" features imagery of the ulu, or breadfruit leaf, a symbol of inspiration and growth.
Both are featured on pullover hoodies and trucker caps.
For more information, contact Sig Zane Designs at 935-7077.
BEAUTY SPOT
Girls Night Out focuses on beauty
M Nightlife at Waterfront Plaza is the site of November’s "Makeup and Pop-up" from 6 to 9 p.m. today.
The monthly Girls Night Out event features a beauty bar, including brow threading, minimassages, manicures and makeovers; shopping with House of Aria, FM Boutique, The Butik, Pure Joy Adornments and more; plus a holiday fashion show staged by FM Boutique and Panci Style.
The first 100 guests will receive a "girly" gift bag. For more information, call 529-0010.
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