happy birthday tori richard!

sahara festival + monstera

if you loved the retro aloha shirt mentioned in yesterday's post about the hawaii international film festival then it's time to get to know tori richard. the venerable hawaii fashion house, a favorite of island jet setters, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with the release of tori richard: the first fifty years, a history of how the company got its start with a delightful retrospective of vintage designs.

preconceived notions of what embodies aloha wear are in for a sweet surprise when you take a look at the newest collection. tori richard's roots are in textile design (14,000 prints and counting) which has always been the foundation for their signature cosmopolitan style that has been worn on islands all around the world.

in hawaii, stop by the tori richard shops at ala moana, the hilton hawaiian village, hyatt regency, or the shops at wailea on maui. the line is also stocked in the resort department at luxury retailers neiman marcus, saks, and bergdorf goodman.