ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Enter The Enterprise
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You'd never know it, but every Friday night on the corner of Hotel and Maunakea, in the old Wo-Fat restaurant, lies an underground world of punk rockers, indie lovers and dance fanatics. Pass through the Sunkyu Cake shop, head up a staircase, and there unfolds a nightclub in a building that has a history of punk concerts held in the mid-'90s, and now serves as an indie-rockers' gathering place. Friday-night promoter Ara Laylo calls the night "The Enterprise," boasting that her event goes "where no party has gone before."
"You can hear electro, disco punk, indie, hip-hop and anything that makes you dance," says Laylo. It's an underground scene worth discovering. Note: No slippers are allowed, and the events are BYOB.
The Enterprise: corner of Hotel and Maunakea; 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays; $10 admission.
Lacy Matsumoto
SALES AND BARGAINS
2411 Makiki Heights Drive; take Mott Smith Drive until it ends on Makiki Heights.
The museum is around the corner. 526-1322.
Pualana Lemelle
GET PRIMAL
EXTREME FASHION
The universe where Pete Britos lives is one of edgy, primal landscapes and high-tech tikis. It is decorated with elegant script, like an old-school tattoo, and buzzes with retro nostalgia. It worships bodysurfing, outdoor racquetball and Hawaiian-style science-fiction stories.
So it shouldn't surprise anyone that his Black Sand Hawai'i Clothing targets extreme-sports enthusiasts. His new line, put together with his wife and brother, is just out and will be featured at the Black Sand World racquetball Championships, Thursday to Dec. 9 at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki.
The Kane'ohe native is gallery director at the Hawai'i State Art Museum. "The symbols and visuals I work with are both historical and made up, and at times altered technologically for effect," the 46-year-old Britos said. "So my graphics and art tend to be both futuristic and retro at the same time."
And it's fun to look at, as well.
Britos has come a long way since the early '80s, when he sold tiki T-shirts with his younger brother from the trunk of a car in Waikiki and at Sandy Beach. The company formally incorporated in 1996, and has sold clothing in Hawai'i, Japan, Guam and Florida. The new fall line is at the Natural Hawaiian Stores in the International Market Place and at the House of Flies in Waikiki.
EXCLUSIVE!
Already successful with her iKandy women's clothing line, 22-year-old Christina Patino has added another achievement to her record opening her own boutique.
The new space, called exclusive, opened Nov. 12. Belying the moniker, the shop is warm and inviting while catering to the tastes of young women, with offerings from brands such as American Apparel, Claw Money, Nikita, Rojas, Upper Playground and WeSC. Going beyond clothing and accessories, exclusive also carries select books, music and home accents.
Exclusive: 1311 Kapi'olani Blvd. Suite 104; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays; 593-9699; www.exclusive-hawaii.com.
Jake Miyasato
IN THE RED
The trend was patently clear at the recent runway shows in New York: Red lips are in. "Says Estιe Lauder makeup artist Rick DiCecca: "Nothing is more glamorous or says, 'Look at me' like red lipstick." Check out new shades from Lauder such as Rich Red at department stores. Stila makeup artist Sara Lucero recommends fairskinned women go for orange-based reds (she suggests Citron and Flushed), while darker complexions should opt for Cerise and Serenade.
Los Angeles Times
BEAUTY AND THE BEADS
Beading is an integral part of the culture of the Zulu women of South Africa. As they bead, women share thoughts on life, values and social expectations. It's not unusual for several generations of women to sit together and bead, in the manner of American quilting bees. Jane Bedford, a Brit expat living in rural KwaZulu-Natal, works with the Zulu women to design contemporary necklaces that appeal to Western tastes. Her efforts have provided education and employment for women in an area plagued with poverty, unemployment and AIDS.
The beads were worn by Princess Diana and have been carried in Harrods in London, and Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue here.
Suze Salm of Kailua is selling the necklaces to help support these women. Prices are $47 to $190. She will be at the Studio of Roy Venters, 1160-A Nu'uanu Ave., for First Friday; and Kalapawai Cafe, Kailua, Dec. 9, and they'll also be found at the Contemporary Museum's gift shop.
Paula Rath
