{"id":305460,"date":"2019-08-07T06:06:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T20:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=305460"},"modified":"2019-08-07T06:06:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T20:06:34","slug":"the-pacific-supply-spreads-the-island-vibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/the-pacific-supply-spreads-the-island-vibe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pacific Supply spreads the island vibe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Pacific Supply team\u2014office manager Raquel Borja-Aguon and creative design\/artist Vincent Aguon\u2014at their shop on Middle Road across J’s Restaurant. (Photos by Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

White sand, crystal-clear blue waters, coconut trees that sway with the wind, and a community that\u2019s both positive and warm\u2014all set on an island. Where else is that but Saipan? And capturing that island vibe is what The Pacific Supply clothes shop is gunning for.<\/p>\n

TPS office manager Raquel Borja-Aguon said that that is what TPS is all about: \u201cTo give the people of Saipan and the Marianas the opportunity to find lifestyle shirts or easywear that you can just grab and go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The store opened on July 26 and is located on Middle Road, across J\u2019s Restaurant. \u201cYou can come in and you don\u2019t have to have a specific style because our shirts basically represent the beach lifestyle, which says, \u2018Welcome to the good life\u2019 and, in this good life, everyone is comfortable, free, and just chill.\u201d <\/p>\n

Borja-Aguon said that they also have an international line of shirt designs that highlights Japan, Korea, and China. \u201cWe really do not have a specific target market as we have shirts that reach out to the local and tourist markets,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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“We want for customers to feel welcomed, relaxed and comfortable when they enter the store,” said TPS office manager Raquel Borja-Aguon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Pacific Supply is open to every age group, Borja-Aguon said. \u201cWe are as we are not limiting what you can wear here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The idea of opening TPS got started after Borja-Aguon and her husband moved back to Saipan from the U.S. mainland. She said her husband and his brother\u2014TPS creative designer and artist Vincent Aguon\u2014first came up with a brand called \u201cThe Undeniable\u201d here on Saipan many years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we moved back, we decided to open something different, which is TPS today featuring \u2018The Undeniable\u2019 brand in the store. Since we are family, we decided to work together,\u201d Boja-Aguon added.<\/p>\n

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The Pacific Supply features the brand \u201cThe Undeniable,\u201d which is the original collaboration between Vincent Aguon and his brother.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If TPS shirts give out island vibes, \u201cThe Undeniable\u201d apparels are statement shirts that brings out a more personal sense of style. \u201cWe try to do limited runs because everyone has a different style. It\u2019s not tailored to a certain type of people but rather, we cater to a group of people who have a specific style, like something as simple as the \u201cHafa Adai\u2019 shirt,\u201d Vincent Aguon said.<\/p>\n

TPS also encourages artists, whether musical, performing arts, or creative writing, to come to the store as we want to help them spread their art. We can be their platform of having their art printed on a shirt. \u2026We want to push our local talents and artists to work with us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

TPS is open Sunday to Monday, from 2pm to 6pm and Tuesday to Saturday, from 11am to 7pm. TPS shirts go for $25 apiece while \u201cThe Undeniable\u201d shirts cost $35. Caps, wristbands, beltbags, and other accessories are also available.
\nFor more information, you can look up The Pacific Supply on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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