SPLURGE of the Week, Part I: Meleana Holo Holo Bag $145*
Anyone who doesn’t love LL Bean canvas tote bags raise your hand. Great, we all agree they rule. They’re durable, unique (with your initials!) and classic–which make them my go to carry-all every summer. That is until I saw these bags. They’re created and hand made by Meleana, who manages to perfectly meld her native Hawaii with her current home of NYC in each one. The former is evident in her use of carefully-chosen vintage floral fabrics (the one pictured is called “Auntie’s prom dress”) and the latter in her beautifully sleek designs. This bag in particular is called “Holo Holo” which means “Cruising, going on an adventure.” Sorry Bean-Bag, it looks like Holo Holo is coming with me on my adventures this summer.
*This bag is newly released and isn’t available on the website just yet, so if you’d like to purchase one email wholesale@meleana.com. (It’s made from white canvas and vintage fabric, it measures approximately 22 inches wide and 12 inches deep, and it has a small zipper pocket on the inside as well as a snap closure on top.) Mention Sharp Lily by June 1st and she’ll knock off 10 bucks. Yay!
Usually this site has some good finds, but this bag is both fugly AND expensive. Hopefully Lily’s just a little hung over this morning and will be back to her sharp self by the afternoon. Yikes!
By Gail on April 13th, 2006 at 5:49 am
Ooooh, burn. Let’s try to keep things constructive, people.
By Lily on April 13th, 2006 at 6:29 am
Aloha Lily! Great find. thanks for finding this splash of style for my summer travels. the few xtra bucks are worth it to me to have one quality travel bag for the summer. (and one travel bag that everyone else doesn’t have).
By Delilah on April 13th, 2006 at 7:34 am
I can definitely use this as my beach bag. So different and it looks like it will fit everything I usually schlep to the beach….great find!
By Bags on April 13th, 2006 at 8:58 am
This bag is awesome! It lifts my spirits just looking at it on the website . . . can’t wait til it arrives.
By Patti on April 13th, 2006 at 12:28 pm
I love this holo holo bag. Perfect for summer and for hula class! Great find! =)
By Romely on April 14th, 2006 at 3:23 pm