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Margeaux in a Maui Girl bikini, Ki-ele and Q-pot. jewelry, with Happy Haleiwa shopping bag and Sanuk footwear.

I have styled my fair share of magazine pictorials, but a lunch meetup with former isle resident, Paper fashion illustrator, musician, actress, and, well, all-around artiste Amy Davis led to a first, a Hawaii collaboration for her new fashion + food blog, Yummy Dress.

I write about fashion + food, so we're simpatico, though she wasn't working the food angle when we formally met a few years ago when she was back in town as a guest artist for Le Sportsac, for whom she'd created four prints over two years.

This time around, she was back in town from Santa Fe, with longtime partner in art and life, Jon Moritsugu, before heading on to the Chicago Underground Film Festival for the March 8 world premiere of their new film, "Pig Death Machine." The dynamic duo also picked up the fest's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Of course, Hawaii is full of yummy clothes, so when it came to dressing Margeaux, I suggested a few Hawaii brands and was happy to see some of them on Margeaux. Of course the best part about dressing an illustration, there was no running around picking up and droppig off merchandise, and no heavy lifting. Love it!

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Amy Davis and Jon Mortisugu at Taste Table, when Margeaux was still a line drawing and vision in Amy's head.

A trio of Amy's Style Fiends from Paper magazine.

Cotton looks by Gypsy05, among the brands offering cotton apparel at 24 percent off to mark Cotton Incorporated's 24 Hour Runway Show.

Cotton Incorporated is hosting a 24 Hour Runway Show demonstrating the versatility of cotton through 1,440 different looks — one per minute — inspired by regional trends from across the U.S.

Judging from the brands being shown, it seems as if Hawaii designers and Hawaii as a site would have been a perfect fit for a show like this because cotton is so breathable and comfortable to wear.

The curious can view the show, taking place in South Beach, Fla., beginning 3 p.m. today and ending the same time tomorrow, via computer or mobile device at http://cotton24hours.thefabricofourlives.com

Those who visit  the site can also visit links to dozens of designers—including Tommy Hilfger, Cosabella, Cubavera, Denim Habit and French Connection—who are offering cotton apparel and accessory items at 24 percent off.

The fashion show will be hosted by Giuliana Rancic of E! News and E!'s Fashion Police and Bill Rancic, and feature special appearances by actress Camilla Belle, who appears in Cotton's "The Fabric of Our Lives" advertising campaign; and more.

A look from Cubavera.

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As part of New York Fashion Week,  SiriusXM hosted "Town Hall with Kenneth Cole,” with SiriusXM Fashion Insiders host Fern Mallis, who was instrumental in starting NYFW, interviewing Cole about his return to the runway and the importance of social media.

The most interesting part of the brief interview was when he said, “What’s interesting now is that we don’t consume the product by buying it in the stores. I mean, one percent do, maybe. 100 percent view it [and] consume it, by shooting it, by posting it, by pinning it, by blogging it, by tweeting it, by retweeting it, and today it is being consumed everywhere in these unique and interesting ways. And they define themselves by it … there’s Pinterest, Instagram and all of these social platforms.”

I've been doing this for at least a decade. If I can't possess an item I find beautiful, I'd save a photo of it as a reminder. Before, I would have to save the images in folders on my computer desktop, but now Pinterest makes it easy to collect photos and create storyboards. For retailers, it's a great marketing and advertising tool as the public spreads word of their love and affection for a brand.

But in the long-term, I wonder what happens to the retail business model when everyone does make consumption virtual. The economy is questionable, unemployment is still high. It's conceivable that the cash-strapped won't need to make purchases if they can enjoy items vicariously via Pinterest. It can be unexpectedly satisfying, because let's face it, even if we buy coveted items, chances are we tire of it in three months or even before the credit card bill arrives.

If so, retailers might one day find themselves in the same boat as the record, book and newspaper industry, trying to stay afloat in a world where increasingly, life is being led online.

Or, maybe it really is the 1 percent that props up the industry, and its just the 99 percent of us who have to use our imaginations. It sort of works in the way it really couldn't for food and housing.

You can view his show here:

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Day 7 views of New York Fashion Week, via Twitter: http://storify.com/fashiontribe/nyfw-fall-winter-2013-day-7

Here's a look at Day 2 of New York Fashion Week as viewed by the Twitterverse, on my Storify page: http://storify.com/fashiontribe/nyfw-fall-winter-2013-day-2