AI Fashion Spotlight: Sail Proud at the Hiri Moale Festival 🌺⛵🇵🇬

The Hiri Moale Festival—Port Moresby’s iconic celebration of Motuan voyaging history and cultural pride—wrapped up last weekend in a sea of color, tradition, and music. These two dazzling shirt designs capture the spirit of the festival, where lakatoi canoes, vibrant performances, and unity define the occasion.

The first shirt bursts with sunset-orange sails, lush floral borders, and scenes of voyaging lakatois, echoing the ancestral trading journeys across the Gulf of Papua. The second design leans into a modern, form-fitting cut for women, covered in deep blue waves, golden palm trees, and elegant canoe motifs—honoring both heritage and style. These pieces are more than festive wear—they’re stitched stories of navigation, survival, and Pacific pride.

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