Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 8, 1 ʻAukake 2017 — Manaola invited to NY Fashion Week [ARTICLE]

Manaola invited to NY Fashion Week

Loeal fashion designer Manaola Yap is heading to Manhattan in September to debut a runway eolleehon during New York Fashion Week. Manaola's show will be the first time a Native Hawaiian designer presents authentic Hawaiian culture at the prestigious fashion shows. The 30-year-old designer uses a traditional stamping technique, 'ohe kāpala, to create geometric pattems for his resort andluxury collections - hand-carving eaeh design onto a bamboo lath. Manaola made a splash at last year's Honolulu Fashion Week with his hlaek and gold Kōlani eollection, his vision of what worldly modern day ali'i would wear. He'll present new designs from his luxury lahel at Studio 450 on Sept. 8. On the Manaola website, Yap said he was honored by the opportunity. "Sharing our indigenous culture through the medium of fashion on a world platform has always been a dreamofmine. I'mproudto shareour Hawaiian fashion culture that eneompasses centuries of intellect and visual imagery captured in design." Learn more at https://manaola hawaii.com/nyfw.

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