vintage hawaii

calivintage: vintage hawaii

it’s been a couple of days since i’ve shared an outfit, mostly because i haven’t been wearing anything remarkable, but also because i’ve been doing my best to stay offline to enjoy my trip since it’s already halfway through! but yesterday was an especially exciting day, so of course, i have to share! we started off the day in kealakekua to check out a number of antique and thrift shops that we had seen along the road. our first stop was in a silly old shop called discovery antiques and ice cream, which was filled to the brim with vintage hawaiian souvenirs, ephemera, jewelry, etc. and to my delight, there was an entire rack of vintage hawaiian print dresses! i scored three pretty pieces, but this one stole the show! it was about $20 and exactly my size! honestly, i didn’t even expect to find an antique shop while i was here, so it was a pretty nice surprise!

as lunch time rolled around, we stopped at annie’s island fresh burgers after having gotten a recommendation from a tumblr friend. and let me just tell you, they were the best burgers and tempura onion rings i have had in recent memory. topped off with a lager from a local brewery, and i was pretty much in heaven! but the day wasn’t over yet! we also discovered a warehouse-sized used book store where brendan picked up a number of books from local authors, and then we headed out to kukio beach to lay in the sun before heading back to the resort to chill out and have silly mixed drinks. it was a day that i will not soon forget.

dress: vintage hawaiian print dress from discovery antiques
shoes: castaner espadrilles

calivintage: vintage hawaii
calivintage: vintage hawaii
calivintage: vintage hawaii
calivintage: vintage hawaii
calivintage: vintage hawaii

33 comments

  1. You’re a braver girl than I to hang out on those lava rocks in wedges! hehe.

    I adore that dress! I love vintage Hawaiian print dresses but have yet to find the perfect one. Yours looks great and how lucky to have found one that fits you perfectly!

  2. It’s always great when you find a little antique shop that turns out to be a treasure trove. FYI I think your quite brave posing on those rocks, especially in those shoes! Can’t wait to see the rest of your dresses …

    Kelly @
    Elegantly Academic

  3. These photos are so delightful! Goodness, I want to go to Hawaii…NOW. haha But seriously, that definitely is an amazing printed dress. And onion rings sounds so divine right now…yum.

    forte-espressivo.blogspot.com

  4. i love your style and i love your blog. Do you know the italian brand Il Bisonte?
    i’m sure you’ll love it..it makes leather handmade bags..so vintage, so chic and romantic!!
    let me konw. i love this brand!!

  5. hi calivintage! I recently started following your blog a few months ago and it is beautiful! I happen to notice that you live in Oakland, California and I coincidentally that is somewhere I want to move to next year for school (or san fran area). Could you tell me more about it since I’ve never been there? Thank you and keep blogging
    xx

    Hanna

  6. Your vacation sounds wonderful. I wish I was doing something like that this summer! Maybe someday. Such a pretty vintage dress you’re wearing too. I really love the espadrilles with it.

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