Fez-o-rama End of Summer News
It has been a long time coming but I finally have a chance to sit down and write a newsletter. We have been so busy making fezzes that I have nearly slipped off the face of the internet, but enough about the why, let’s get to the news. Our latest fezzes debuted at Tiki Oasis...
August Newsletter
The Tiki Oasis Preview Edition There has been a flurry of activity on the blog recently as we have been previewing the new styles that will debut at Tiki Oasis this weekend. Here is a quick recap with links for those that might have missed it. Once we recover from the epic weekend we will...
#70 The MeduSirena Fez
Tiki Oasis Preview #7 This very special fez is inspired by a very special performer. As the real live inspiration for our Mermaid Fez, MeduSirena Marina gets her very own variant fez to debut at Tiki Oasis! The fez features Marina’s trademark red and gold costume and has her logo on the back magically etched...
#69 The Camazotz 2-tone Tapa Fez
Tiki Oasis Preview #6 The Mayan deity of the underworld appears on a Limited Edition 2-tone fez! For the last few years I’ve challenged myself to come up with an interesting 2-tone fez design to bring to Tiki Oasis. That has usually involved taking one of our original embroideries and reworking it to go with...
#68 The UV Sugar Skull Limited Edition
Tiki Oasis Preview #5 Each year at Tiki Oasis we bring a few special limited edition designs. This year will be no different. Here we have the first of our Signed/Numbered Limited Editions: The UV Sugar Skull. This is an inverted version of our new Sugar Skull design with a bit of an experimental surprise....
#67 The Ku Fez
Tiki Oasis Preview #4 Despite all of our planning, every year I end up designing fezzes right up to the last minute. This year I decided to plan even for that. With all of the “South of the Border” theme I felt the need to make something with a bit of a straight-forward, light-hearted tiki...
#66 The Sugar Skull
Tiki Oasis Preview #3 Many of you may have noticed that we have what might appear to be an unhealthy obsession with skull designs. We actually came to terms with this long ago and now operate on a simple policy of “when in doubt put a skull on it.” So when the theme for this...
#65 The Mayan Jaguar Returns
Tiki Oasis Preview #2 Next up in our series of previews we have the return of the Mayan Jaguar. This is an update of one of my earliest designs that appeared way back in the beginning of 2007 as Fez of the Week #3. That one was a one-off made for my father-in-law and now...
Tiki Oasis Preview #1
As many of you know, in a few weeks is the annual Tiki Oasis weekend in beautiful San Diego California August 18th to the 21st. This is the event that inspired us to create this business 7 years ago and is still a very big weekend for us creatively. Each year we introduce new designs,...
June Newsletter
The Summer Solstice is upon us so time for an update! It’s Tiki Season! We’re gearing up for our biggest show of the year! Tiki Oasis is where we first made our public debut and every year we put together a series of limited edition designs to commemorate it. Some of these new designs will...
Spring is upon us!
…and that means new fezzes, new events and another long winded newsletter! First up: It’s a sale! All of our Mark III and Mark IV fezzes are on sale. Get them while they last! Whoops, the Mark IIIs are all gone… um, All Mark IVs are on sale! Our Newest Design: The Mimic Fez Our...
The Tiki Oasis Fez
To commemorate 10 years of tiki magic we are proud to announce what may be the greatest mash-up in designer tiki art headwear: The official Tiki Oasis fez! This rare, limited edition fez features fabric designed by world renowned illustrator and artist Shag exclusively for Tiki Oasis –the greatest tiki weekender on earth- and handcrafted...
