Who Is Better at Introducing Tiki to the Mainstream Tommy Bahama or Target? - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 7:38 PM On 2008-02-15 17:22, bigbrotiki wrote: It's a very easy to make people feel uncomfortable by labeling their beliefs as snobbish or elitist, even if they are not. Tiki style, just like any art form, has certain qualities and criteria that define it. If these QUALITIES are absent, it is not Tiki style any more. I think it still qualifies as Tiki, just very watered down Tiki or Tiki-lite, sort of the way a Mercedes and a Yugo are very different from each other, but are still cars. Even horrifically done Tiki may still have a place in showing the Tiki love to the masses - hopefullly then, once they see the light they can appreciate proper Tiki Style. For that, Target may be the best.

On 2008-02-15 17:22, bigbrotiki wrote:
It's a very easy to make people feel uncomfortable by labeling their beliefs as snobbish or elitist, even if they are not. Tiki style, just like any art form, has certain qualities and criteria that define it. If these QUALITIES are absent, it is not Tiki style any more.

I think it still qualifies as Tiki, just very watered down Tiki or Tiki-lite, sort of the way a Mercedes and a Yugo are very different from each other, but are still cars.

Even horrifically done Tiki may still have a place in showing the Tiki love to the masses - hopefullly then, once they see the light they can appreciate proper Tiki Style. For that, Target may be the best.

Post #361437 by christiki295 on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 7:38 PM