Garment & Textile · Men's Garment
Shirt — Hawaiian (Aloha)
Loose, short-sleeve shirt printed with tropical/island motifs.
Origin
Hawaii
Era
20th cent.
Also known as
Aloha Shirt
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Industrialist View
Retail staple for resort. Rayon or cotton; open-weave. Season SKU.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Camp-style collar (no collar stand), half-placket, patch pockets cut to match stripes (pattern-matching critical).
Construction & Use
Ellery Chun (1936) in Honolulu coined 'Aloha shirt'.