Style by Joules X 1WS

Picture yourself at your favorite resort in Hawaii, the sun is shining with breeze brushing through your skin. You're finally on a holiday with your loved one, just the both of you together with nothing else to worry about in this world. They say life is a bliss and bliss is essentially what you are able to feel physically, mentally, emotionally - some call it too happiness. What is your bliss?

The lovely Joules took some beautiful photos that got us day dreaming about Hawaii again, maybe it's time for another beach holiday? One can never have too much of Hawaii - from its enchanting culture, beautiful people and mesmerizing sunsets, it's like falling in love over and over again.

With a refreshing juice or cocktail in hand sun basking by the pool, you'll need the perfect sarong style to cover up, keep yourself protected from the sun and to match the mood. Plus quickly dry off by using your sarong as a pool towel after a swim!

Joules picked our rich and vibrant Hawaiian blue sarong together with a lush tropical green short sarong for her getaway. She's also used a coconut sarong tie to keep her short sarong in place and to give her sarong style a little excitement.

Talk about the perfect choice of colors to blend in a paradise like setting! Follow Style by Joules on Instagram or check out her blog for more style inspiration. Thanks for bringing our sarongs to beautiful Hawaii, Joules! <3

5 Tropical Christmas Gift Ideas

Ho, ho, ho! It's that time of the year again to get festive and shop for your loved ones, are you cracking your head on yet another year of Christmas shopping list?

When it comes to beach fashion apparel, there’s no such thing as abundance especially when you get to gear up for your next holiday getaway. Be it for Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, lover or friends, get tropical with this year's X'mas presents and here are our top suggestions for you:

1) Merry Sarongs

We all know that the color red and green reminds us of that warm and loving Christmas season. Take your pick between our collection of red sarong or green sarong. These one piece fabrics are cool and practical because they are not only used for fashion style (dress,top,head wrap,skirt,etc) but also for home decoration (table cloth, blanket, curtain,etc)! PS: Don’t let the boys feel left out, do check out our men’s sarong collection.

2) Dresses for the Sun (and Moon?)

A reliable and comfortable dress is every woman’s need, wear it casually during the day or get fancy at night. Pick your favorite design from our dress collection and make sure your present is a right fit by referring to our size chart measurements!

3) Small and Meaningful Jewelry

They say that accessorizing is a way of expressing one's individuality and this is very true in the world of fashion. If you're thinking to get economical with little gifts, browse through our jewelry collection of earrings, necklaces, bangles, belts, rings, bracelet and more. And if you’re considering to get something unique, check out our Sarong ties.

4) Sparkle with Scarfs 

Our all time favorite choice for both men or women because you can rarely go wrong with it! Be it for a cold winter or to jazz up your style, scarfs or shawls are probably one of the most traditional gifts that has been given for generations.

5) Mambo in a Poncho 

Who says that ponchos can’t be cool? These babies are super comfy for everyday use and we're convinced that anyone who wears this would feel happy. Find something else that you might like from our beach cover up collection.

Be it at the beach or in the city, we hope that you have an amazing holiday season! Have fun shopping and don't forget to enjoy our Christmas Sale while you're at it!

Love,

1 World Sarongs Team

Inspired by The Sarong Girl: Dorothy Lamour

Island fashion is timeless. While most would think that sarong fashion is a modern trend in the Western world, you’d be surprised to find that the art of sarong wear has been around for decades and is a pop culture that never goes out of fashion.

We are so star struck by this beautiful American actress and singer from the 1930s. Her trademark image of the girl next door with exotic Polynesian features has contributed to her film career where she typically played most of her film roles clad in a sarong. “Lamour appeared in a sarong in 11 of those films, meaning that fully two-thirds of her roles during that ten-year span did not call for her to wrap herself in any manner of South Seas attire”.

The biggest impact of her Hollywood career would be her famous role as "Ulah" in classical film The Jungle Princess (1936). “She publicly burned a sarong, the skimpy South Seas garment with which she had been inseparably associated since her first starring role, in Paramount’s 1936 tropical romance The Jungle Princess (Wilhelm Thiele) (Head and Calistro, 67)”

Looking at these vintage photos, we find her to be very fitting and attractive in a sarong. It’s almost like that everlasting advertisement of all time to show what a sarong represents on a woman’s body. “There was something indelible about the connection between Lamour and her trademark garment: audiences seemed to remember her not for the variety of roles she played, but for those roles in which she appeared in a revealing sarong.”

This South Sea heroine is a reminder to our love and passion for Sarong fashion and as the saying goes, “You Can’t Go Wrong with a Sarong!”

So tell us, what do you think about this sarong beauty icon?

(Text source: http://sensesofcinema.com/2002/22/lamour and note: these images does not belong to us)