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Paper sees through Japanese trend hoax
Photos of printed panty skirts described as the latest trend in Japan are a hoax.
Photos like this have been circulating on the Internet, with a message touting the panty-printed skirts as the latest trend in Japan. It's not.
The breezy "new look" is the latest trend that never was, hyped simply through making the rounds of the e-mail circuit.
The Toronto Star reported that the images are commonly used in pornographic magazines in Japan, but the look has not actually reached the streets.
The magazines use computer graphics program to juxtapose images of a normally clothed woman with another wearing just underwear. The end result looks as if the skirt is see-through.
E-mails circulated among friends described the look as "the current rage in Japan."
Adding confusion among fashionettes are precedents set by such cheeky designers as Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier. Westwood has printed nipples and pubic hair on flesh-tone cat suits, while Gaultier's created trompe l'oeil T-shirts with rippling abs for men.
With all the publicity, the look may actually take off.
Fashion show reviews history of isle trends
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii presents the 54th annual Narcissus Fashion Show Sunday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom."A Fashion Journey -- Hawaii Circa 1800-2003" features a historical review of Hawaii through a collection of designs by Princess Kaiulani Fashions. Guests will see replicas of many of the most magnificent gowns worn by Hawaiian monarchy.
A year and a half of research was spent in putting together this historical collection, including endless hours in the archives of the Bishop Museum.
Highlights include Queen Emma's beautiful velvet and shantung silk gown in deep eggplant, and Queen Kapiolani's infamous peacock dress adorned with hundreds of peacock feathers and a 9-foot train.
The show will be hosted by Leslie Wilcox, of Channel 2 News. Cathy Foy and Randy Hongo will also perform.
The event begins with boutique sales and a silent auction at 9 a.m., followed by the luncheon and fashion show at 11 a.m. Tickets are $37 and may be purchased by calling the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii at 533-3181.
Princess Kaiulani Fashions, founded in 1959 by Jack and Joan Andersen, continues to thrive as a family business.
Star-Bulletin staff
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[DA KINE] One more circus show
Due to the large demand for tickets, a third show has been added to the Shanghai Circus performances at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.Tickets are on sale for the additional 4 p.m. performance tomorrow, and are $20, $25 and $30, with $5 discounts for children 12 and under and seniors at the $20 price.
Tickets are available at the Blaisdell box office, all TicketPlus outlets and charge-by-phone at 526-4400.
Good seats still remain for 7:30 p.m. performances today and tomorrow.
The circus features acrobats from China performing gravity-defying feats direct from a sold-out Broadway run.
'War' on teen violence
The Honolulu Theatre for Youth and the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline are teaming up to raise funds and make the public aware of domestic violence in teenage relationships. According to statistics, one in five teenage women is experiencing violence.On Saturday, the Honolulu Theatre for Youth is dedicating its performance of "War" to benefit the victims of intimate partner abuse.
"This is a powerful example of how theater can be a strong tool for social change," said Mark Lutwak, artistic director of the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. "We are proud to be a part of supporting the larger, long-term effort in creating gender equality and ending generational cycles of abuse."
Information tables will be set up to educate attendees about what men can do to address abuse and sex assault in the community.
The benefit performance at Tenney Theater begins with a pupu reception at 6 p.m., followed by the drama at 7 p.m. The cost is $20 per person. Call 839-9885 for more information.
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