But after a few weeks, the Persian caravan packed up, leaving behind gifts of toasted Iranian pistachios in the shell, chewy gaz nougat and blue-and-gold tins of caviar lettered in flowing Persian script.

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Razor clams, soft shell clams, hooked mussels, and blue crabs piggybacked of these reefs.

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She emerges in a set of light blue shorts, blazer and shell.

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Sure, you can still buy kitsch coconut-shell bikinis from a Waikiki Beach vendor and sip from umbrella-garnished Blue Hawaiians at Don Ho-inspired tiki bars.

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For fall 2013, Celestina is evolving from its popular shell minaudieres and into geometric wood clutches finished with crocodile leather in rich colors like emerald and royal blue.

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