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Hosaka’s early begin- nings in fashion were through her grandma who — like Hosaka — loved to dress up. Hosaka also at- tributes her knowledge of fabrics and color palettes to shopping trips with her late
Amir Sali (left) and Sarah Hosaka pose together. PHOTO COURTESY SARAH HOSAKA
sister who was a fashion de- signer and ran her own bou- tique in the Philippines.
clients that regardless of size, height or skin color, it is how the person carries the dress.
After moving from the Philippines to New York, Hosaka avidly attended fashion runways as well as did advertising for maga- zines like Mademoiselle, Marie Claire and Vogue.
“Simply, I love clothing. That’s it, period!” she laughs. “I feel more confident ... It brings something out of you whenever you have good clothing and shoes.”
When she moved to Ha- wai‘i, she noticed the men- tality toward clothes was to dress simply and felt ex- pected to adapt to that. But she refused to give in, say- ing she would keep to her style no matter where she is.
Tickets for En Vogue Productions LLC and Amir Sali’s “Exquisite” are avail- able on eventbrite.com (search “Exquisite”) for $125 until the end of April. Part of the event’s proceeds will go toward Honolu- lu Community College’s Fashion Society Club, Phil- ippine Nurses Association of Hawaiʻi, Hoʻōla Na Pua and St. Theresa Church.
She says confidence is key. A person could wear some- thing off the rack from Ross, Marshalls or even T.J. Maxx, but what matters is the con- fidence in how they carry themselves. Even Sali tells his
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