The Janet’s Samoa Inaugural Runway Show 2021 took place at the Taumeasina Island Resort. The theme of the fashion gala was a celebration of Pacific Beauty and Cultural Pride through contemporary Pacific Fashion.
The Janet’s Samoa Inaugural Runway Show 2021 took place at the Taumeasina Island Resort. The theme of the fashion gala was a celebration of Pacific Beauty and Cultural Pride through contemporary Pacific Fashion.
The Show Featured TAV Pacific, the proudly Pacific Fashion label from the Cook Islands.
Highlights from the 1st Act of the Fashion event features an array of vibrantly hand made Island dresses being modelled down the specially arranged Runway within the beautiful architecture of Taumeasina Island Resort.
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Janet’s Samoa Runway Show Made in Partnership with: TAV Pacific, Taumeasina Island Resort, Tropik Traders & Masina Blue.
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Posted at 11:00 • 25 January• Janet's Samoa • Handicrafts
The Ancient & Timeless Pacific Art of Tapa Making continues to thrive in Samoa.
Siapo, also more commonly known in the wider pacific as Tapa, is one of the oldest Samoan art forms. For years, siapo has been passed from generation to generation. Even so, it has fast become a nearly extinct cultural art Form.
The Siapo is not only a decorative art, it is a symbol of Samoan culture. The Tapa has various uses such as for clothing, bedding, room dividers, ceremonial garments and much more
The canvas of the siapo is the bark of the paper mulberry tree known as u'a .
The process of preparing the Tapa u'a includes harvesting, stripping, separating, scrapping, and beating, which requires a lot of time and energy. The design elements or symbols used are reflections of our environment, and the dyes are all natural and organic.
Artists will add individual elements flourishes to their creations. It takes a lot of time and effort to perfect this pacific work of art. Tapa is made in all parts and Islands of Samoa which have their own distinct styles and patterns.
Siapo, also more commonly known in the wider pacific as Tapa, is one of the oldest Samoan art forms.
For years, siapo has been passed from generation to generation
Our Samoan women are masters at creating the Tapa. Their continuous love for making this Samoan Artefact is what has kept it from extinction.
Here at Janet’s we create and promote this cultural masterpiece, so people can have a piece of Samoa in their homes. It is also an opportunity to allow Cultural artists to sustainably practice the ancient art of Tapa Making. Tapa is an ideal present for a loved one or a souvenir of remembrance of Samoa.
Posted at 11:00 • 22 Nov• Janet's Samoa• TEROPIKA
Samoa – The Light of the Pacific . Samoa is a sacred site of the Pacific. It’s oral history carried over oceans and spoken by countless generations of ocean voyagers. It is a history of discovery and the power of the Human spirit in harmony with Nature. Find meaning in our sacred beginnings; wrap yourself in the light of its spirit.
You belong to the Sea.
For TEROPIKA, Janet’s & janetssamoa.com. At Aga Reef Resort.
O oe ole Tama a Le eleele
O oe e ou tagata, o ana talatuu ma tala ole vavau
Sa tu’utaliga mai i augatupulaga
Ua faaofuina oe i le malamalama o lona agaga,
O oe o le tagata folau
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Ou te mafuta i lou I’uleo ile sami
I fisaga o matagi.
Ua ou lagona le ma’ati’ati ole o’ona ole sami
ao papai mai i o’u nei lima
‘Ao felafoaina a’u i lenei paneta paia
You belong to this land
You belong to its people, its myths and its stories,
Spoken to us over generations
Wrap yourself in the light of its spirit,
You belong to the sea
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I can feel her whisper
On the sea wind of the night
I Feel it in the sparkling salt ocean,
That runs through my hands
As this sacred earth moves me
Posted at 11:00 • 22 Nov• Janet's Samoa• TEROPIKA
A visual poem to the heart of the Pacific Samoa. This Sacred Earth of Samoa which binds us within its Culture, speaks to us of a long and powerful history and inspires us with its Natural Beauty.
In the heart of the Pacific, is the well-spring of our cultural history and imagination, the very thing which defines who we are as a people.
Filmed around the southern mountain ranges and beaches of Samoa and with the backdrop of the famous Lalomanu Beach and Aga Reef Reef Resort, I Belong to the Sea is a love poem to the legendary beauty of Samoa.
Janet's Online features TEROPIKA our newly launched Samoan & Pacific Sarongs now available.
"O a'u o le tagata folau "
O lenei le faasinomaga mo a'u,
Ou te ola saoloto e pei o taaviliga o savili
faapei o peau fafati e le malolo.
E te fia aufaatasi ma a'u?
Taua te saga sailiili i lenei pāneta paia,
Na toina mai ile tofa loloto a le Atua.
Sa fai ma nofoaga o saualii, o a lātou pele ia.
Aea Pā'aga na u'u lima i le sami e lei talia gatā.
E te fia 'auai faatasi ma a'u i lenei savaliga i le paneta paia?
O a'u o le tagata folau
I Belong to the Sea
This is the place where I belong
to move as free as the wind
to be as uncontrolled as the waves
Will you join me?
To discover this sacred earth
Pulled from the depths by the Gods
Where giants once walked
and lovers leaped hand in hand into the sea’s embrace
Will you walk this sacred Earth with me?
I belong to the Sea
Janet’s launched the Samoan Sarong Brand TEROPIKA Sarongs at Aga Reef Resort located in the famous Lalomanu stretch of beaches in Samoa. TEROPIKA sarongs (or lava lava as they are known in Samoa) are made in Samoa and the Pacific. Versatile and Traditional.
“TEROPIKA is Janet’s new exclusive brand of Cotton and Rayon Sarongs from the Pacific showcasing their fun, elegant, versatile and traditional nature. They are iconic to Samoa and the Pacific and this brand continues a long tradition of Unique and locally made pacific products housed at Janet’s”.
Available in Soft Cotton and Rayon. Style with TEROPIKA, you are limited only by your imagination. Visit janetssamoa.com for the Full Collection and for worldwide shipping.
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Janet’s formally revealed its expanded Online store janetssamoa.com showcasing cultural products made in Samoa and the Pacific.
Director of Janet’s Christopher Sablan said that the Janet’s Online Team was very pleased with the feedback from customers who had visited the website. “Visitors to our Janet’s Culture Stores in Samoa love the variety of Fashion, Art and Cultural products on offer. Visitors to janetssamoa.com will be glad to see an expanded range of Janet’s exclusive products now online and shipping worldwide. Our Samoan Brands such as Alii, Galu, Love Pacific, Masina Blue and Janet’s Handicrafts now have a much larger presence online for customers to choose from.”
In addition to Janet’s own Samoan Brands, Sablan also noted that Janet’s collection of popular Cook Island Clothing label TAV Pacific was now also online. “We are extremely excited to have TAV Pacific available on our online store for the first time along with Island dresses from Samoa and the Pacific.”
Tradition of Made in Samoa
Launching simultaneously with the expanded website is a new brand of Samoan and Pacific Made Sarongs (Lava lava) by Janet’s called TEROPIKA. “TEROPIKA is Janet’s new exclusive brand of Cotton and Rayon Sarongs from the Pacific showcasing their fun, elegant, versatile and traditional nature. They are iconic to Samoa and the Pacific and this brand continues a long tradition of Unique and locally made pacific products housed at Janet’s”.
Beautiful Samoa Visited
Sablan emphasised the importance of continuing to promote Samoan/Pacific Made. “Pacific creative fashion, arts and crafts are a tremendous way to communicate the beauty and uniqueness of the Pacific. People from around the world email our team everyday asking questions about Samoan products and Culture. Whether we are serving someone who misses Samoa or someone who has never been to Samoa, we see our role as facilitating an exchange in not just trade but cultural understanding and respect. People may not be able to come to Samoa at the present time, so it’s part of our job to make sure that we send a piece of Samoa to them.”
ABOUT JANET’S:
Founded in Apia, Samoa in 1989 by Janet & William Sablan, Janet’s offers a wide selection of arts and crafts, clothing, home ware, beauty products, footwear and accessories from Samoa and the Pacific. Find our more at janetssamoa.com
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Exclusive to Janet’s and janetssamoa.com for worldwide shipping.
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]]>Motifs in Samoan Tatau (Traditional Tattooing) can be traced back to 1500 BC to the very origin of the Polynesian peoples and their ancestors the Lapita.
Detailed and decorated pottery called Lapita pottery found throughout sites in the South Pacific carried distinctive motifs and art forms which detailed the migration path of the first Pacific People’s who Journeyed out of Formosa (Modern Day Taiwan) thousands of miles across Land and Ocean.
These motifs are drawn from the natural environment and would eventually be found in siapo decoration, in wood and shell carvings, in Tatau (tattoo) and many other art forms of the Samoan and Pacific people.
The Samoan Motif Illustration
Janet’s has created this illustration of some of the most common Samoan and Polynesian Symbols and their meanings.
Created as an educational tool to highlight the significance of Samoan Symbolism and Motifs. It is important to note that there is a common set of motifs and symbols used and understood by Pacific artists many having a long established and shared meaning.
However many motifs have a more modern origin and have been brought in to popular use by contemporary Pacific artists. Some elements and interpretations are unique to the artists and are less well known then others.
Legacy of the Lapita People
Our culture is something that is constantly changing and being filled with new ideas and life.
Whilst these motifs are beautiful and can be admired without understanding their meaning; it gives the production that much more significance.
It is a living record of the Lapita people and their Pacific Ancestors.
– Janetssamoa.com
Sources: Janetssamoa.com; Siapo.com; Sulu’ape Paulo “Fomison:What shall we tell them?”
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