{"id":481,"date":"2013-07-06T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/06\/designs-from-paradise-dale-hope-2\/"},"modified":"2013-07-06T19:56:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T19:56:00","slug":"designs-from-paradise-dale-hope-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/designs-from-paradise-dale-hope-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Designs from Paradise – Dale Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nDesigns from Paradise- Part two- Aloha Shirts and Dale Hope<\/div>\n
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\nIn my June 21st<\/sup> blog I wrote that I have had 3
\nterrific textile experiences while visiting Honolulu, the first at the offices
\nof Tori Richard Ltd, and now the story of Dale Hope, designer and author.<\/div>\n
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\nHawaiian shirts are everywhere on the islands.  I never gave them too much notice beyond
\ntheir bright designs and thought of them as essential tourist purchases.  My visit to the studio of Dale Hope some
\nyears ago changed that view. <\/div>\n
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Aloha shirts are found everywhere <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Small child Hawaiian shirt and shorts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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They even come in size xxxl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nDale Hope was born in Honolulu and grew up with his parents
\ngarment business. When he inherited his family\u2019s clothing industry in 1986 he
\npurchased the well-known Kahala label and became the creative director for
\nKahala Sportswear.  But it is his
\npassion for the iconic Aloha Shirt that is today\u2019s story.  At his studio and archives I, and a group
\nfrom the Textile Society of America were shown an array of vintage shirts which
\nKahala was reintroducing.  The process
\nof selecting appropriate designs and color-ways as well as partnering with
\nwell-known printing facilities in Japan indicated the attention to detail that
\nwas so important to Hope.  Of course,
\nthere were also new lines to design and produce.  Since that visit Hope has made many changes to his career.  He has collaborated with Lucky Brand, a line
\nof casual wear known to many of you (Lucky Brand is owned by Fifth and
\nPacific).   Kahala Sportswear is now a
\nsubsidiary of  Tori Richards Ltd. He has
\ntraveled the world with his family searching new designs and he has written the
\nmost fascinating history of the Aloha Shirt with Gregory Tozian : The Aloha
\nShirt: Spirit of the Islands.<\/div>\n
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Dale Hope<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nThis volume includes everything an enthusiast would want to
\nknow about this classic garment: history, designers, textile print-makers,
\nmanufacturers, down to buttons and labels. Photographs of garments and designs
\nare stunning and included are many, many paper memorabilia and biographies of
\nearly Hawaiian textile designers.<\/div>\n
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\nReading through this volume again on this hot summer day, I
\ncan almost hear the surf of the Pacific Ocean (nearly, as I am in a
\ndesert).  Or maybe it is this second
\ntropical drink I am enjoying that reminds me of my visits.<\/div>\n
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