Richard Romando
Hawaiian shirts are anything but new. They first got their start in the
1930s when clothing manufacturers decided to produce a cloth and design unique
to Hawaii. The original popular shirts were printed on heavy silk and became
popular as Hollywood stars wore them in both films and to events, such as movie
premiers. Not everyone could afford heavy silk, however, and many high-quality
shirts were printed in rayon and cotton as well. Because these shirts have been
printed for over 70 years, there remains a large quantity of vintage Hawaiian
shirts on the market.
Vintage Hawaiian shirts can be more expensive than modern-day styles, but they
also can have a flair and quality not found today. Despite the fact that the
vintage shirts can run the high end of several hundreds of dollars each, they
continue to have a strong niche in the fashion world. Authors and clothing
designers have studied the history and style of the shirts over the years.
Today, information on vintage Hawaiian shirts can be found in books such as
Thomas Steele's ""The Hawaiian Shirt: Its Art and History," or Nancy Schiffer's
"Hawaiian Shirt Designs." More recently, Dale Hope's "The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of
the Islands" is an extremely accurate detailing of the history of the Hawaiian
shirt. Famous Hawaiian Shirt
For anyone interested in purchasing vintage Hawaiian shirts, there are several
avenues. Hawaiian dealers are the best sources, as they have the easiest access
to locally made shirts. However, several online websites also sell vintage
Hawaiian shirts.
Vintage Hawaiian shirts are beautiful pieces of artwork from the past that can
be worn just as fashionably as any shirt made today.
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