Hawaiian Shirt Blue

We all love looking at Hawaiian shirts. Looking back at the history of hawaiian shirts, also known as the "Aloha Shirt", we see that it can be traced to the 19th century and to the early western missionaries. Those missionaries thought that covering the recent Christianized natives would be more appropriate than allowing them to go topless. In the 1930's Hawaiian shirts started to be produced commercially and continue to this day. Some researchers have discovered stories about the pioneer of the Aloha shirt, a Waikiki, Honolulu, Chinese merchant named Mr. Ellery Chun. Mr. Chun was the owner of the well-known King Smith Clothiers and dry goods store. He was
More info...