New to a.ell are one of a kind, Kauai made, hand painted kimono style hemp & silk robes! Thanks to Takuyo (just one of our wonderfully talented Kauai artists) each of these luxurious robes come adorned with a wide assortment of designs, patterns, and colors! Our robes look (and feel) great around the house, lounging after a long day at work, or hitting up the pool!
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ll design has been having trouble keeping things on the racks this week! Even so, we’ve been working extra hard to keep new and exciting items on our shelves. Some of our favorite items have been reworked with different color combinations, and we have added a new style of skirt to our inventory thanks to Max! As you can see, Angelique is hard at work behind one of our new skirts, which is paired with a reversible asymmetrical top (seen in Orange and Pink). Whats great about these one of a kind pieces is that most of them can be worn as both skirts and dresses! Each one is an individually crafted art piece, made with our super soft eco fibers: bamboo, organic cotton, soy, and hemp!
New to a.ell design! Take your caffeine fix to the next level with one of a kind burlap bags! Our friends at Small Town Coffee in Kapaa gave us some burlap bags, so not only will your new fashion cause a buzz with your friends, but you’re recycling too. The bags work great as reusable grocery bags, beach bags, purses, and anything else you can imagine. They range from $24-$32 and come in a wide variety of styles, sizes, and shapes. These wonderful new pieces are all hand crafted by our newest member to the a.ell team, Max Lemaire!
Whooh its been a busy couple weeks! While preparing for the eco fabulous fashion show at Kilohana we created quite a few new items to feature. Aaron Feinberg took some great shots at the eco show, to view photos visit his site at http://afeinphoto.com/Heath_And_Wellness/Pages/Best_Of.html#13
I am really inspired and grateful to the artists, volunteers, musicians, and everyone who helped in making this another super fun and successful event. Close to 50 of my local Kauai Ohana stepped up once again and I just want to say how amazed I am that you are walking your talk.
The collaboration between Takuyo and I is a really exciting one. She is hand painting on our bamboo and hemp clothing creating some spectacular one of a kind pieces. Takuyo is creating a sea life collecti
on in which we are donating 10% of all sales to our local Save our Seas organization. To find out more about what they are doing please visit them at http://www.saveourseas.org/saveourseas/aloha.html
A.Fox created a bouquet of really fabulous hair pieces – these gorgeous creations are now available at the atelier.
We started a hip mens bamboo tee shirt line and are working on mens yoga pants as well – first pair out – working on the kinks but should be available soon!
There are 2 n
ew flirty skirts – one made from bamboo knit, its short and sassy – great for these hot summer days, Ive been wearing mine constantly. The other is equally as sassy but made from a limited edition of linen fabrics, great for work, the market, or a dinner party.
Unfortunately these items are net yet available through the 
website – but stay in touch – hopefully you’ll see them soon. And almost everything was shot at the fashion show so look at Aarons website to see photos, otherwise come on down to Old Kapaa Town and visit us at a.ell atelier.
a.ell design is hosting a fashion show June 19th at Kilohana as part of the Healing Garden Festival. Naturally the theme is eco. Part of what being eco means to me – in addition to using fibers that are kind even benefiting the Earth like hemp, bamboo, and organic cotton is the concept of supporting your local community. Giving jobs to your neighbors, spending your dollar in a way that largely benefits the people you live closely with. Not only will the money be spent feeding, clothing, and housing your community but it also cuts down on your carbon foot print. Less shipping (less oil), less pollution (from shipping), more control in your beliefs (choosing locally & organically grown food). Its quite empowering and frankly money talks. So spend it where it matters to you. It is how we can change the way things are done. It is, It is, It is!
Ok so back to the fabulous eco fashion show! We are featuring many artists this year. Maxine Graham & Takuyo Williams are hand painting on our bamboo clothing line and hemp hats, Denise Tjarks is showing off her fantastic retro hawaiian handbags, Lorraine Skalla is making some sick messenger bags using up our favorite novelty fabrics and combining them with hemp. We have the models strutting Anandra’s jewelry, and Tora Smart showcasing her cashmere pancho’s. Kirk Smart bringing some students in to add the live music element. Amber Fox created some incredible head pieces shown on our website with the handpainted wedding gowns. Oh and the models are a combo of both my fabulous friends as well as the entertaining Rollery Derby Gals. Phew hope I got it all (probably more I forgot).
There’s just one more thing worth mentioning – we are debuting a new ocean theme hand painted collection that will be a project to raise money for our local Save Our Seas Group, a non profit organization. Takuyo and I are donating 10% of all proceeds to the Save Our Seas education department.
For more information on the event check out www.hawaiihealinggarden.com
