photos Kelly Kollar
Today's post is all about the neo-Hawaiian print, or the "post-Hawaiian" print. It's only Hawaiian in that I don't know what else to call a leaf motif on a shirt. The print was actually hand-done by my friend Patrick, who'd screenprinted the pattern (dubbed 'Eat Yer Greens') onto a cotton sateen a few years back and wasn't sure what to do with it. I saw it and thunk to myself, 'Hey, I love me a loud print' (see
this post) and love showcasing the work of friends (see Thomas Dean's work
here and
here) so why not turn that bad boy into a...what the f*ck am I going to do with a neon-leaf print? I initially tossed out "anorak" and "cape thing," and if memory serves me it was Patrick's pragmatism that brought me around to "shirt." Which is perfect, because it really is just like a Hawaiian shirt on acid. I took the fabric to my other good buddy, Coogan (maker of
this clutch and
denim wunderkind), and worked with him on refining the cut and fit until the sucker looked like the best
Opening Ceremony collaboration that never was.
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Here I am looking particularly on top of my sex game, modeling the under-construction garment...
I shot the piece with my supercute lil' swimsuit, but have had a "moment" and am now waiting to show it with an actual suit. You can see some of Patrick's other print work, much of it nature-inspired (he's also a gardener) below, and visit his
Flickr feed and
blog for more!
