1411 West San Carlos Street
San Jose, Ca 95126
(408) 288-6814
Hours:
Monday through Saturday
12 Noon to 7pm
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Artist Profile: Orly Locquiao, Artist Behind Tatau
Orly Locquiao is one of Northern California's premier tattoo artists who specializes in the style of his ancestors from Tahiti and the Polynesia area. Apart from owning and running one of the most successful tattoo shops in the state, Humble Beginnings, he is also the founder and owner of Cukui, a Polynesian-themed streetwear line and boutique. He brought this style to his shoes, using a tiki motif. This was not random as tikis protect the ground they stand on. What better place to put a tiki than on shoes you walk around in?
Men's shoes: bucketfeet.com/index.php/men/tatau-men.html
Women's shoes: bucketfeet.com/index.php/women/tatau-women.html
Humble Beginnings: Orly Locquiao
Shoot from Orly Locquiao's Humble Beginnings Tattoo shop.
Stay Rooted
CUKUI started as a small collaboration between amigos Orly Locquiao, and Sammy Rodriguez. It was officially launched in November 2008 in San Jose, California. Since its inception, Jason Locquiao and others have joined the crew to help Cukui become recognized as a new genre in art and streetwear.