Marqet

Imagine Free People (bohohemian sister to Urban Outfitters) with a Japanese twist.
Located off the Royal Hawaiian near some similarly cute Japanese owned (I speculate as most employees in this row seem to be Japanese) boutiques is this pricey jem.
Lots of bohemian dream catcher beachy style with the over priced Free People price tag.
Prices: STEEEEP. A cute straw hat version of Madeline (remember the French cartoon/​book?)‘s hat that you could find on Forever 21 for $ 12? Here it’s $ 36. YIKES. But it’s SO CUTE.
Mukluks (I guess you can buy that in Oahu and take with you to somewhere colder) is around $ 200 here.
This review is resonating some bitterness, as I’m just mad I can’t afford all this cuteness :(
Luckily I could afford the $ 20 ring to bring back home with me. I talked to the girl working there and inquired if they had any other locations, and sadly they are just in Hawaii (here and Ala Moana Shopping Mall). She said they had an online store. Unfortunately, I can’t read Japanese. (The Japanese text was more prominent on the Shopping section of their site)

I have been going here for years and is somewhere i always go to twice before I leave and always find something i like and one thing i need but dont buy because its a bit pricey. the fun, j-​pop, sparkly, with a def. influence of hippy is fantastical.

This shop is where I imagine trendy J-​pop fashionistas would shop. The space is fairly small, but it is packed full of adorable graphic tees, funky outfits you don’t tend to see in most stores, and hats that have been bedazzled to hell and back. If you’re the fashion forward type that doesn’t want to look like everyone else on the street Marqet is a real find. The sequined and bedazzled hats are a bit much, but I almost wanted to buy one to wear at the beach just so the sun would glint off of the sequins and I could blind my fellow beach goers. Sadly most of their clothes are cut for super skinny Asian girls, so curvy chicks like myself are going to be out of luck. It’s ok Marqet, I still think you’re cute even if I can’t wear your clothes.