strawberries and cake

Tea steams in dainty rose-flushed china as a colorful array of petit fours, biscuits and sponge cakes weigh down the table. The tea must begin! And this strawberry-themed dress must make an appearance!

Notice the strawberry buttons :)

From Top To Bottom:
Necklace: The Hunter
Lace cover-up: Forever 21
Dress: handmade
Rings: February 12, handmade, and Ever After Creations
Shoes: softstyle Hush Puppies

stay sweet,
Kiana

ready to rock

To me, this is what attitude looks like. Not "perky pony" kind of attitude, but "I'm feeling restless and ready... for what?" It's like a I'm ready to rock and get outta here. Hit the drums already. Of course, that's not how I was feeling today, but it's always fun to play the part.

A few songs that sum it all up:
Kiss With A Fist/ Florence + The Machine
Are You Satisfied?/ Marina and the Diamonds
Teenagers/ Hayley Williams
For You, and Your Denial/ Yellowcard
Fighting For Nothing/ Meg & Dia

From Top To Bottom:
Headband: don't remember
Jacket: Rock N' Republic
Tank: Smoke and Mirrors
Skirt: Super Low Fat
Shoes: Sweet 5•5•4 Mary Janes

stay strong,
Kiana

goin' native

I'm not part-native American. Being Hawaiian is not the same thing— on the U.S. Census and for the SATs, I checked off the box marked "Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander". But I wanted to wear the dress: it's been sitting in my closet for a week, and of course, I had to wear my cowgirl boots. So I based it off the combo of dress and boot and got: Native Americana! (This, of course, is just my own outfit opinion and is in no way intended to dishonor true native Americans or insult them with my reinterpretation of culture.)

From Top To Bottom:

Headband: Forever 21

Necklaces: a gift from a friend
Purse: Forever 21
Belt: Forever 21
Dress: Forever 21
Boots: Charles Albert

...And yes, as I type this, I realize that most of my outfit is from Forever 21...
But it just goes to show how you can buy a lot of things from the same store and they look nice together.
Besides, I just couldn't help myself! There's a big store in Waikiki that I love to haunt :)

stay native,
Kiana

Aloha!

Aloha from Hawai‘i! In Hawaiian, Aloha is not just "Hello," "Goodbye," or "I love you," it's also a way to show how much you care about someone or something. Aloha is a lifestyle choice, a core value of my kupuna (ancestors). I decided to start this blog to share my outfits, get inspired by others, and, as a native Hawaiian, share my aloha with you.

Here's my first outfit: casual island affair.
From Top to Bottom
Flower: handmade from Moloka‘i
Necklace: Plumeria Gold from my auntie
Jacket: Ralph Lauren
Dress: One Papaya
Shoes: what do you mean...? I wasn't wearing any :)

stay beautiful,
Kiana