Kia Orana tatou i teia po akaieie i Rarotonga nei, Sunday 14 Dec 2014, manea tikai te reva. I spoke to Mahai Daniel yesterday at The Punanga Market, who is a graphic designer at CI News and a year ago started up his own graphic designing and custom made printing apparel business, MAD Designs. The Island Pride apparel line will be launched under MAD Designs and was created to give sisters Dannette and Tiare an opportunity to get business-minded as well as to cater for fashionable young Cook Islanders wanting to show off their ‘island pride’. Mahai says the new line of apparel is also inspired by what his youthful daughters want to wear. The Island Pride apparel line has been a year in the planning and its clear from one look at the t-shirts and singlets that pride is what will be felt by those who wear the bold garments. They feature symbolic and iconic designs, motifs and glimpses into legends and stories as well as the traditional and common names for the islands of the Cooks. So far the entrepreneurs have created clothing that captures the uniqueness of Enuamanu, A’ua’u Enua, Araura Enua and Te Fuinga o Niva in the islands’ own traditional colours. Mahai says he designed the garments to generate pride among the youth that wear them, and so they have a true sense of belonging to the islands they come from. And there are more islands to be added soon, Mahai says. “Anyone can print a name and sell it, but MAD Design has added value to its new line by incorporating symbolic and iconic designs, motif, legends, and stories to its designs,” says Mahai. “I wanted to bring back and remind our younger generation of the importance of the names of each island. “Our traditional or original names of the islands are slowly disappearing and I wanted to revive them again.” The team will continue to develop their design concept to include the remaining islands of the Cooks as well as expand their range of Island Pride apparels to include caps and hooded jumpers. The weekend @ The Punanga Nui Market saw a lot of buyers checking out the stunning Island Pride garments on sale with the special launching prices of $45 for singlets and $55 for t-shirts. Some were dissapointed not having their island displayed but thats a good feedback to further the inclusions of the other islands. Will announce whether they will be selling in Avarua or from home during the coming weeks For more information or to order the Island Pride garments for group uniforms or to learn more about what Island Pride is all about – Email [email protected] or check out MAD Designs on Facebook .. .. Contact No. +682 25118 or 54092
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 07:23:51 +0000
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