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For the Love of Literature – Art Night, Oct. 1

You are invited to the ‘Love of Literature‘ event held at a. ell atelier at the monthly Old Kapa’a Town Art Walk this Saturday, Oct 1 from 5:30 – 8:30

This event is simply to celebrate the written word. Discuss your favorite books, your favorite authors, talk story with friends. [Read More...]

a.ell design corsets!

Aloha! My name is Elle (yes, a. ELL. design, isn’t it perfect?), and I’ve only been working here for a few weeks. I’ve been doing lots of odd jobs around the shop, all the while learning just about everything I can about a. ell. design. Mostly, that last part involves touching and trying on every piece of clothing I can get my hands on, from the multifaceted wrap dress, to the simple, but ever so soft, bamboo tees. My most important criteria for clothes in general is that they must be able to be worn with my very old and faded blue-jean cutoffs, so you can only imagine what I thought Angelique’s new corsets should be worn with. [Read More...]

Drop Waist Dress

A new and exciting eco dress to add to the a.ell family!  With it’s comfortable scoop neck and cap sleeve (similar to one of our most popular shirt styles) its bound to be your new favorite island dress.  Its become a best selling piece due to the flattering drop waist, elongating the torso and showing off those legs.    Wear this dress over jeans, pair it with leggings and boots, or for those of us lucky enough to live in the sunshine year around – wear it simply as is!  You also have the choice to wear the high scoop neck line in either the front or turn it around and wear high at the back.  Of course the bamboo and organic cotton blend fabric is super luxe to touch and that only adds to the reason you must have this Kauai made dress. [Read More...]

Urban Street Style Photo Shoot

Its finally here!  This Saturday night we are releasing the photos from our very exciting  Kapaa street style photo shoot we did with Keri Cooper for her magazine Purple Inc.   Come on down to the atelier from 5-8:30 PM during this weeks Old Kapaa Town Art Walk and talk story with the featured people, artists, vendors, and music from the Autumn Issue of Purple Inc. [Read More...]

Traditional Meets Trendy: a.ell Obi Belts!

Looking to add just a little extra “umph” to that simple dress? Looking for a fun, flirty way to show off your waist? Well, we have the perfect fix!

Our handmade obi belts are a cool way to show off your own personal style, while turning up the volume on your favorite outfit! We make them in a wide variety of patterns and colors, and of course our eco fabrics. At only $28 at least one is bound to fill that void you’ve had in your closet.  Click here to order one for yourself.