Could this be a Hawaiian print mens onesie?

Ok pretty much everyone on the planet has seen one of those WTF were they thinking kind of pictures.

Well today we ran across a WTF photograph that we have never seen before, and just when we thought we have seen them all. Even though we sell Hawaiian shirts online and the people in this picture are wearing Hawaiian clothing, fair is fair.

The first thing that jumped out at me was the man, I was not sure if he had on a cabana outfit, or a Hawaiian print onesie, or a pair of shorts that matched his Aloha shirt. Adding to the overall startling look is the footwear and socks. NO NO NO!

We are willing to cut the lady a little slack, but not without pointing out that the shoes are all wrong for that style dress, some sort of sandals would have been much more appropriate. If only this couple had read our article on how to wear a Hawaiian shirt

One thing you probably never gave thought to, the person behind the lens, what was he thinking? Based on what's in the background of the picture, the couple could be moving in or moving out of somewhere, but the clothing just doesn't seen appropriate for something like that. Regardless, I would be willing to bet that he was thinking how he just had to capture this train wreck of a fashion statement on a photograph.

Top 3 Tropical Bartender Shirts

Quite often the staff at Wave Shoppe Hawaiian shirts will get calls from bartenders asking for recommendations on staff shirts. Since lighting in bars is normally low, its important to choose a shirt color that can not only be seen in poor lighting, but one that can also be spotted against a room full of people.

Think of the "where's waldo" pictures, they are a big meld of colors and shapes and its really difficult to spot waldo. Our knowledgeable customer service staff takes everything into account when making recommendations, lighting, themes, quantity of staff etc..

For bars that cater to crowds of people that mainly flock around a jukebox or karaoke, we usually recommend something like the blue Hawaiian shirt with Plumeria flowers (pictured).

This particular design looks good with the dark colored pants most bartender wear and it hides stains well.

Occasionally getting splashed while making drinks just comes with the territory.


That brings us to bars that have more of a tropical décor, such as a Jimmy Buffet theme or heavy decor like you would see in a tropical bar in the Florida keys or in the Bahamas.

For bartenders looking for clothing for those types of situations we recommend more of an engineered design.

Our recommendation would be something like our orange Hawaiian shirt with parrots which hides stains well, largely due to the airbrushed background.

Lastly we have a Hawaiian shirt for bartenders that work in totally crazy environments such as big open bars and weekly pool parties that feature live music. Ugly Hawaiian shirts do the trick.

These places need special clothing because you not only need to be seen, but also remembered.

Any bartender that works in these conditions will tell you they need to be see, weather they are making a announcement or calling out a drink special or even when greeting people, they need to be seen.

We would like to add that bars with at least a dozen employees often opt to buy Hawaiian shirts in bulk at wholesale prices. This service is geared towards bars that have a specific theme such as sail fish, beer bottles or a particular plant or animal. We have processed single orders for upwards of 1000 pieces, so we are sure we can handle just about any size order you can throw at us.

Mahalo

Mini Hawaiian Store located inside the Yuma Indoor Market

Today's post is going to be about our little kiosk space in Yuma AZ. People that are familiar with Wave Shoppe Hawaiian Shirts knows that we are always working on ways to better serve web customers, as well as local residents.

Our kiosk is a mini Hawaiian store located inside the Yuma Indoor Market. Our store carries our most popular items such as mens Hawaiian shirts , Hawaiian muumuu dresses and quite a few essential accessories.

Its full a full service Hawaiian store that has racks full of shirts and we accept all major credit cards as well as the old standby, cash.

The kiosk is only open during the winter months, but we have been slowly attracting a following of locals. We hope to reach out even more as we get to know more people here and have opportunities to meet some of the local hula groups.

We just added tribal lava lava clothing in 3 colorways that should be popular with the locals that live here, especially so in this hot desert climate.

We are inside the air conditioned marketplace and located next to American Pride clothing store, whom offers really cool military themed t-shirts and accessories. The store is owned and operated by a lady named Brenda. Brenda is cool to be around and she even volunteers to watch our kiosk when we cant be around.

I would link to her website but she does not have one, I guess she is just a few months old and still in startup mode. But if your in the area stop by and check out her offerings.

The shirts make you feel happy when you wear them.

If you ask me summer can not get here quick enough. between the months of December and March we spend a lot of our time making Hawaiian shirts for our company website that has all of the Hawaiian shirts and clothing in our inventory, as well as stock for our Amazon Store and lastly, our display kiosk in Yuma Arizona.

This is the time of year that customers start stocking up on Aloha, the weather is improving in many states and people are thinking luaus. Admittedly the clothing is brightly colored and not for everyone. But for our customers that do wear Hawaiian clothing, they say the bright colors and designs simply make them feel happier.

Quite often we have people buying their first Aloha shirt. Ladies will often pick something safe like the womens Hawaiian shirt with parrots

We also offer a nice selection of Hawaiian muumuu dresses which are gaining in popularity.

Well its back to work (folding shirts) so have a great day and mahalo for visiting!

Oh I almost forgot! All of our clothing is made right here in the USA

The Chilly Hawaiian

Brr, its a chilly morning here, we're not all that used to cool weather. I was looking over the Wave Shoppe Hawaiian shirts webstore and came across a nice Hawaiian shirt that woudl be great for the holiday.

Its a mans Hawaiian shirt that has white orchid flowers and red hibiscus flowers, along with some palm leaf. The "Hawaiian Gardens Hawaiian shirt" certainly has lots of pop and initially looks a tad loud, but people like loud shirts.

Its the authors personal opinion, but if your going to be hanging out by Christmas decorations you want your clothing to stand out. In general its expected that colorful items will dominate the landscape, this mens shirt does the job quite well, we know its partially because of the black cotton that the design is printed on.

But different strokes, for different folks they say, if your wanting something less visible then have look at all of the Hawaiian shirts offered for a man in Wave Shoppe's mens clothing department.

There is also a few tropical accessories that look good with that style of mens clothing, as well as items for the ladies such as footwear, dresses and Aloha shirts, lots of Aloha shirts.

Men Wear Red for Christmas

Like it of not, the Christmas holiday is just around the corner. People have already started their Christmas shopping (gasp), and before Halloween and Thanksgiving I must add. People are already dusting off that ugly Christmas sweater, as well as purchasing tropical Hawaiian shirts for the occasion, not to be misconstrued with purchasing Aloha for gifts.

At Wave Shoppe, what the guys are going to wear is pretty clear, they will be decked out in red Aloha shirts

First on everyone's list is a red Hawaiian shirt featuring cereus flowers, which bloom at night and usually only on select lava rock, is off to a good start.

Yes, people buy other prints, but sales numbers indicate that red is by far the predominant color for this time of the year.


Once the remaining sizes for the cereus flower shirt make their way out of sewing, the cereus flower shirt may eventually topple the current reining king of red Hawaiian shirts, (drum roll please) the red Hawaiian shirt with orchid flowers!

But if red is not your thing you can still find some alternative colors on our website that will also look good for the holidays.

If your doing a tiki themed Christmas or Thanksgiving, have a look at our newly added tropical accessories category, we offer some really cool looking, as well as useful household items.

So now you have the inside scoop on Hawaiian fashion in Hawaii and on the mainland. Keep an eye on the mens section, in January we have some exciting new products that we think you will like a lot.

Mahalo

Sunsetting Summer with Aloha

Its hard to believe that Summer is pretty much over in many parts of the country. But that's not the case in some states such as Arizona, California, Nevada, Florida, Texas, Hawaii etc. just to name a few. We are lucky to live in one of those states, I live its pretty much summertime weather year round, we can wear Hawaiian shirts whenever we want to. P.S. if you have not caught on yet, we like the Wave Shoppe brand.

Don't despair, there is good news. The good news is that we have these things called vacations, which are usually taken in warmer, more tropical locations, such as Hawaii or Fiji. Whether you fly or cruise or drive, somewhere on the planet there is a place to wear Hawaiian clothing.

While its on my mind... the guys still need to make sure they wear their shirts correctly, here is a article on how to wear a Hawaiian shirt, follow some of our suggestions and you will avoid having people wondering who dresses you.

As far as threads go for the ladies, you can wear whatever you like. If your going tropical you can elect to wear a dress or even a womens Hawaiian shirt, the choice is yours. So as we say Aloha to Summer we must do so with our heads held high, its always warm somewhere and Summer will return before you know it.

Hawaiian Hospital Gowns

Our Hawaiian clothing store in Escondido is close to a downtown hospital that specializes in surgical procedures. I cannot tell you how many times we have had the family of the patients come into our store and ask if we sell muumuu’s. These people are sent on a mission usually by the patient who realizes that the hospital gowns they are given are not very good at covering them.

The hospital gowns they give you upon intake are notorious for being very thin and breezy in all the wrong places, good luck keeping the posterior covered. These patients are more alarmed about letting the family and friends see them naked that they are about actually relaxing and trying to heal. 

 

That is why I am so glad we stock a huge variety of mid-calf Hawaiian muumuu dresses here at the Wave Shoppe. Our Wave Shoppe brand muumuus are very roomy and comfy and they slip right over the head easily.

We make them right here in the USA from 100% cotton and they are so nice that the patient can wear them out of the hospital and also when they get home. Many wear them out in public and while running errands.

One of the nicest things about our mid-calf muumuus is that we have 2 pockets in our Wave Shoppe labeled muumuus.  We also use vibrant prints and bright colors and they tend to cheer up the patient just like a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

Speaking of flowers, another popular gown for hospital patients are our flowered caftans which are extremely roomy. There are no other dresses made that offer as much room as a caftan. Comfort is important during recovery.