Wednesday, April 27, 2011

How many different ways can you write about a Hawaiian shirt?

Today I was sitting in my comfy chair enjoying all the sun and warm weather (its 84 degrees today) and contemplating writing a Blog post about Hawaiian shirts and then it dawned on me, how many different ways can you write about a Hawaiian shirt?

I did some Web searches hoping to see what some Island authors have written lately but it appears that most of the writings are just a bunch of gibberish. So I turned my thoughts inward and started looking at the shirt I am currently wearing.

My Hawaiian shirt is an oldie but goodie, I believe its one of the very early shirts produced by Wave Shoppe in Southern California. If I were to describe it I would say that it is light grey in color with splashes of medium grey in the background, burgundy/rust colored foliage, turtles and outrigger canoes.

Now we have the condition of the Hawaiian shirt, in which I should mention is made out of polycotton. I think for a shirt that has been washed at least once a week for the last 6 years that it is in wonderful shape. Sure it has a few lightly frayed edges, especially near the lower hem, its still a cool and comfortable shirt to wear. This garment even has the original coconut buttons!

So there you have it, a post about Hawaiian shirts that’s actually honest as well as original. Penned while
sitting in paradise!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

No the Hawaiian shirt is not made from mauna loa macadamia nuts

Pictured is a really cool Hawaiian shirt in an red color and an air brushed look.

While it has absolutely nothing to do with the Mauna Loa macadamia nuts that you eat, this beautiful shirt IS named after the famous volcano in Hawaiian called Mauna Loa.

Since the shirt is a lava red color the naming convention was only appropriate.


These Hawaiian shirts from Wave Shoppe are made for high quality cotton and are very affordable. Cut and sewn in the USA

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Men in Their Hawaiian Aloha Shirts

Me and my wife cruise up and down the coast and check out those sporting around in their Hawaiian shirts on a regular basis.


We do this in part because we are always keeping an eye out for a design idea to add to our line of Hawaiian shirts for men which in part is challenging because we don’t make the standard designs that you see at the hundreds of other retailers selling Hawaiian apparel.

We figure that if you are man enough to wear a colorful Hawaiian aloha shirt then the gloves are off when it comes to boldness. Bring on the Aloha bruddah!

Featured today is a Hawaiian shirt with pineapples and what makes this shirt stand out (aside from eye popping color) is that the detail in the pineapple is incredible, it looks like you could almost eat it. We see a lot of Hawaiian shirts with designs that look nothing like the real flower or fruit so this one is refreshing to say the least.

We look everywhere, the boardwalks, on highway 101 the quaint shops that speckle the coastal shopping areas, the beaches, and even the roadside racks that carry a few name brands that are seemingly on sale every day of the year.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The island of Maui is bigger than a Hawaiian shirt

The island of Maui, or Maui  as the locals refer to it, is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands weighing in at a whopping at 727.2 square miles of paradise!

While Maui is not the largest of the Hawaiian islands it one of the more picturesque and boasts some of the finest snorkeling on the planet.

So how does a Hawaiian apparel manufacturer pay homage to such a beautiful island?

Thats easy, you commission a mens Hawaiian shirt that encapsulates all of the beauty of Maui, of which includes beautiful island flowers and foliage, and appropriately name it the Maui Hawaiian shirt!

Product link: Maui Hawaiian Shirts

Monday, January 24, 2011

Hawaiian aloha shirts and when a turtle is not blue

The name of a shirt does not necessarily mean things are as they first appear. When a Hawaiian shirt is named "blue sea turtle", it may very well mean that the Hawaiian shirt is blue and has sea turtles on it. And not that the turtles are blue (like in the image)

Why sea turtles? Many Hawaiian shirts for men often contain turtles an petroglyphs and other ancient symbols. While offered in two colors, todays featured shirt is blue, with turtles of course.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

One Armed Bandits and Hawaiian Aloha Shirts

All over the world you will see men wearing a Hawaiian shirt which are sold all over the world. Be it the mainland, the Hawaiian islands and even in the UK, people display their love for the sometimes very loudly printed Hawaiian apparel.

You can spot them at a party, on the beach and even pulling the levers on the one armed bandits. Buy them at a store you are most comfortable with, but we prefer Hawaiian aloha shirts from Wave Shoppe because the fabric quality and construction is very good and we also like that they are cut and sewn in San Diego.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Dress that Really Doesn’t Moo

Muumuu dresses are probably one of the most misunderstood of all Hawaiian dresses. This garment does not moo like a cow. Muumuu are the original dress of Hawaii and they are just that, a dress. The Hawaiian muumuu dress depicted above is made from cotton, has 2 hidden pockets and is cut in a mid-calf length. Made in the USA

Product link: Hawaiian Muumuu Dress

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Indigo Dress goes Hawaiian

Indigo is a color of its own and not to be confused with blue, though most people cannot distinguish blue from indigo. This is a spectacular looking Hawaiian dress with a beautiful Polynesian themed design. Printed on a luxurious rayon that has extremely nice hand. Cut and sewn in the USA.