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Women in Bloom

Both Fighting Eel and Jana Lam are women-owned, women-run businesses in Hawai‘i, and that makes me proud.  So one of my main objectives for the Ohana Collection was to make a print that embodies ...

Of Plans and Papayas. . .

It’s my 40th birthday today.  It’s a big one. In 2019 I anxiously awaited 2020 and started filling it with big, fun plans. I didn’t have a specific agenda for this day but I was excited for what w...

Working with Hawaiian Airlines

In November of 2015 for Honolulu Fashion Week we participated alongside a group of other local designers in an upcycling project with Hawaiian Airlines.  The challenge was to transform their airpla...

My Abortion Story

I remember getting my period for the first time.   It happened one evening, in a hotel bathroom in Vegas.  I had been uncharacteristically? whiny walking the strip on the way back from dinner. All ...

The Road to Home

I always say that I am excited about things.  This time is no different, I am excited, but instead I’ll say I am overjoyed and proud to present the JANA LAM Summer 2019 Collection: NATIVE. Through ...

A Bit on Being A Mom

I was stunned by motherhood. At 32 when I had my first child I was still in what felt like the early stages of running a business I hadn’t intentionally planned on creating and had no idea what the...

A Little About Love

I have to admit, I’ve had a really hard time finishing this blog post (even though it’s only my second one).  Trying to see my JANA LAM journey through the lens of love has actually made me revisit...

Start with Art

I want to tell you a story.  Or rather I just want to tell you something...lots of things. All. The. Things. For most of my life words have been my focus; words on paper that I wrote with a #2 penc...