The Pacific Supply spreads the island vibe

The Pacific Supply team—office manager Raquel Borja-Aguon and creative design/artist Vincent Aguon—at their shop on Middle Road across J’s Restaurant. (Photos by Bea Cabrera)

White sand, crystal-clear blue waters, coconut trees that sway with the wind, and a community that’s both positive and warm—all 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.

TPS office manager Raquel Borja-Aguon said that that is what TPS is all about: “To give the people of Saipan and the Marianas the opportunity to find lifestyle shirts or easywear that you can just grab and go.”

The store opened on July 26 and is located on Middle Road, across J’s Restaurant. “You can come in and you don’t have to have a specific style because our shirts basically represent the beach lifestyle, which says, ‘Welcome to the good life’ and, in this good life, everyone is comfortable, free, and just chill.”

Borja-Aguon said that they also have an international line of shirt designs that highlights Japan, Korea, and China. “We really do not have a specific target market as we have shirts that reach out to the local and tourist markets,” she said.

“We want for customers to feel welcomed, relaxed and comfortable when they enter the store,” said TPS office manager Raquel Borja-Aguon.

The Pacific Supply is open to every age group, Borja-Aguon said. “We are as we are not limiting what you can wear here.”

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—TPS creative designer and artist Vincent Aguon—first came up with a brand called “The Undeniable” here on Saipan many years ago.

“When we moved back, we decided to open something different, which is TPS today featuring ‘The Undeniable’ brand in the store. Since we are family, we decided to work together,” Boja-Aguon added.

The Pacific Supply features the brand “The Undeniable,” which is the original collaboration between Vincent Aguon and his brother.

If TPS shirts give out island vibes, “The Undeniable” apparels are statement shirts that brings out a more personal sense of style. “We try to do limited runs because everyone has a different style. It’s 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 “Hafa Adai’ shirt,” Vincent Aguon said.

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. …We want to push our local talents and artists to work with us,” he added.

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 “The Undeniable” shirts cost $35. Caps, wristbands, beltbags, and other accessories are also available.
For more information, you can look up The Pacific Supply on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.