Make Your Own Havaianas (MYOH) 2015

When I say summer, what's the first thing that comes to your mind?  The sun and the beach?  Well yes.  But let me add one more thing to that list:  The Annual Make Your Own Havaianas (MYOH) Event!  Yup, it's that time of the year again to spruce up your flip flop wardrobe and kick up your creative juices!  This year, the theme is everything and anything Hawaiian!  Before I start shaking my bon-bon and do the hula, let me show you what happened during today's private selling event:

The MYOH 2015 Commemorative Pair

MYOH 2015 Entrance

Choice Sheet (Front)

Choice Sheet (Back)

MYOH 2015 Pins

Assembly Area

Assembly

And finally...

Every purchase comes with this adorable mesh tote!

Curious about my pair?  Here's what I chose:

Ta-dah!

Don't miss your chance!  The MYOH 2015 will be open to the public starting tomorrow (May 7) till Sunday (May 10) at the Glorietta Activity Center.  It will also be available at select Havaianas retailers nationwide! 

Perfect timing too!  If you're still at a loss and couldn't figure out what to give Mom for Mother's Day, then why not go grab a pair (or two) and show her how special she is?  Aloha!

Make Your Own Havaianas (MYOH) 2014

Hey guys!  Interrupting my Hong Kong posts with an important PSA (public service announcement).  Are you feeling the heat yet?  It's summer!  I'm not one to welcome the hot and humid weather, but if there's something that I look forward to every summer, it's the annual Make Your Own Havaianas event!  Yes, it's that time of the year again!  This year's theme:  Brazil, where our beloved Havaianas originated from.  So expect all things Brazil!  I was lucky enough to be invited to the private event yesterday, so I took lots of photos to share (and guide!)  Scroll down to take a look!

Photo wall, anyone?

A panoramic view of the Glorietta Activity Center

Price list

Choices, choices, choices

The mix and match wheel

A closer look at this year's MYOH pins

Say hello to the guys and girls who will be making your dream pair come to life!

Step 1:  Putting together the sole and the straps

Step 2:  Punching holes and assembling of your pins

Step 3:  Locking your pins into place

And voila!  So many pairs, but only one is mine.  Can you guess which one?

Neon yellow for the win!

Schedule.  Plan ahead now!

MYOH 2014 is happening now till Sunday.  So hurry off to the Glorietta Activity Center to make your own customized pair! 

Make Your Own Havaianas (MYOH) 2013

Yesterday might have been Labor Day, but I did some serious labor.  Why? Because I, together with a few hundred invited Havaianaticos, went to the MYOH 2013.  For those who are not familiar with the MYOH, this is a once-a-year event in which all Havaianas fans get the chance to create their own personalized pair of Havaianas.  Not only that, each year has a different theme.  For 2013, Havaianas collaborated with the Filipino artist Dan Matutina to create the glow-in-the-dark spacemen print sole.  Cool isn't it? This is actually (just) my second time attending the MYOH but I already had an idea on how the turnout would be: jampacked!  And yes, I was right!  Our reserved timeslot was 10AM-1:30PM, and when we got there at a little bit past 10AM, the crowd had already swelled up - the line was already on the streets of Rockwell!  Whew!  The heat didn't help either, so the three of us who went decided to take turns lining up.  An hour later, we were in :)  Scroll down for all the photos!

The tent extension

Inside the tent extension.  Spot the guy giving out free Jamba Juice!

Other sponsors

The waiting room.  Check out the cool glow-in-the-dark designs!

...and the madness begins!

Awesome hot air balloon made out of what else?  Havaianas!

The Havaianas photo wall

People lining up to make their pairs

Design wheel

The 2013 pins

Choice sheet

Assembling my pair

Punching holes for the pins

 So can you guess what design I got?  Before that, let me show you the slipper bag first, because I find it so cute!

Cute slipper bag

It comes with free colored markers too!

 ...and here's my pair!  Of course I had to get the limited edition one!  I and a few hundred people!  LOL.  I think almost everyone has this pair but you know what they say, if it's limited, then everyone wants it!  I just got one though, I think I have one too many pairs and adding a few more pairs will not help my bulging shoe closet.  But my oh my, I saw several people walking around with baskets of what I think are ten pairs or more!  Can you say Havainatic? :)

My pair

Aunt's pair

Hubby's pair

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Hubby surely did make use of the markers.  Check out his slipper bag!

The MYOH 2013 happens at the Rockwell Tent from May 2 (that's today!) till the 5th, and it's open to the public starting today!  Go make your own pair or pairssssssss now!