Ala Moana Center's World Festival: Hawaii's Fashion Week Gala Event a Huge Success!HONOLULU -- The culmination of a week of exclusive fashion events, product launches and exclusive, one-of-a-kind accessories, Ala Moana Ala Moana in the Hawaiian language means path to the sea. It is the name of a commercial, retail and residential district of Honolulu, Hawai‘i nestled between Waikīkī to the east, Kaka‘ako and Honolulu Harbor to the west. Center's World Festival Gala was a star-studded affair. Queer Eye Queer Eye (originally Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)[1] is an hour-long American Emmy award-winning television gay series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003, and promptly became both a surprise hit and one of the most for the Straight Guy star Carson Kressley attended, as did many of the cast members from the hit show LOST, including Yunjin Kim, Harrold Perrineau, Daniel Dae Kim Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968 in Busan, South Korea) is a Korean American actor. He is best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series Lost. Biography Early life , and Jorge Garcia. Also seen on the red carpet were Blue Crush actress and Hawaii native Sanoe Lake, pro surfer and model Malia Jones, pro triathlete tri·ath·lete n. One who competes in a triathlon. and model Lokelani McMichael, and Hawaii resident and star of Nickelodeon's Boarding School Sonya Balmores. And, Japanese supermodel and actress Rinka had a steady following of Japanese media and fans all evening. The gala wrapped up World Festival: Hawaii's Fashion Week, an event hosted by the world's most recognized fashion houses to collectively participate in a week of fashion festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. . The week, November 1-6, included the unveiling of limited edition designer handbags from Dior and Emporio Armani, an exclusive t-shirt from Bally, and other luxury accessories made exclusively for World Festival and available only in Hawaii. Additionally, new product launches, special guest appearances, and fashion shows took place throughout the week (details and photos are at www.alamoanacenter.com/worldfestival). Proceeds of a special silent auction held just prior to the Gala on Sunday evening featured exclusive items from participating fashion houses to benefit the Children's Miracle Network The Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for Children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. and directly fund Hawaii's local Kapiolani Hospital. The fashion elite from Honolulu and around the world partied at the Sunday evening gala held at Ala Moana Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . All the luxury fashion boutiques hosted in-store receptions, and Honolulu's top chefs offered tastings of their special dishes. The Dior boutique was transformed into a nightclub with a live DJ, the Fendi store became a lush Italian garden and Louis Vuitton's newly-expanded, two-floor global store was a VIP lounge. Hi-res photos and video are available by calling Alyson Helwagen, 808-228-2997. |
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