September 19, 2018
Hawaii is a place where you can relax, rejuvenate and simply be the best version of you. Wearing Aloha tropical dresses and shirts is a great way to express your individuality. Pick the best Hawaiian dresses and Hawaiian shirt styles that complement your personal style and figure. Hawaii vacation fashion tips ahead.
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April 29, 2018
A luau is a Hawaiian party or feast often accompanied by entertainment. It’s an event where friends and family eat, laugh and bond through a fun shared experience. Basically, luaus are awesome. The best thing is that don’t have to go to Hawaii or spend big money to capture this magic. Throwing a Hawaiian theme party is easier than you think. Just follow these three basic rules and you’ll be elevated to hero status among your friends.
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April 25, 2018
The first of May is an exciting day in Hawaii, where kama’aina (locals) celebrate Lei Day with concerts, parades and the making and giving of lei. While fresh flowers are the most traditional, you can now find or make lei out of carefully woven ribbon, yarn and other materials. Lei Day became an official holiday in 1929, to honor the history and tradition of the floral garland that has become synonymous with Hawaii and the aloha spirit.
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April 11, 2018
The Magnum PI Aloha shirt made by the Pacific Clothing Company is one of the most iconic of all Hawaiian shirts. And this is because Tom Selleck often wore this shirt on the TV show Magnum PI. Some people have asked us if this is the actual shirt and label (Paradise Found) that he wore on the show. Well, as it turns out, yes it is. According to Tim Smith of Pacific Clothing Company, the maker of Paradise Found label, the TV show apparently sent someone to a department store called Liberty House (Liberty House was like the Hawaii version […]
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April 03, 2018
Ever since the first Aloha shirt was made back in the 1930s, the Hawaiian shirt has become an integral part of Hawaii’s culture. Hawaii’s warm and often humid tropical climate made wearing a traditional business suite to work very uncomfortable. In 1947, the city of Honolulu started to encourage people to wear cooler sport shirts to work during the hot summer months. The Hawaiian shirt prints at the time (vintage prints) were still quite bold and not considered appropriate work attire. In 1962 the Hawaiian Fashion Guild began promoting the idea of wearing aloha wear to work. So shirt designers […]
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