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

Available in Soft Cotton and Rayon. Style with TEROPIKA traditional and vibrant Pacific Sarongs, you are limited only by your imagination.

Exclusive to Janet’s and janetssamoa.com for worldwide shipping.

#teropika #samoa #lavalava #sarong #janets

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?”