The History Of The Hawaiian Shirt

We all love looking at Hawaiian shirts. Looking backfirst displayed in an advertisement in the Honolulu
at the history of hawaiian shirts, also known asAdviser on June 28, 1935 with the words Aloha
the Aloha Shirt, we see that it can be traced toShirt as the title. Hawaiian shirts were improved in
the 19th century and to the early westernthe mid 1920s with Rayon. This made the
missionaries. Those missionaries thought thatHawaiian Print Aloha shirt the ultimate souvenir for
covering the recent Christianized natives would betourists.
more appropriate than allowing them to goHawaiian shirts were well-known in the 1940s and
topless. In the 1930s Hawaiian shirts started to be1950s. Even celebrities wore the famous Aloha
produced commercially and continue to this day.Shirt. In fact, Elvis Presley, who was known as
Some researchers have discovered stories aboutthe undisputed king of rock, had a collection of
the pioneer of the Aloha shirt, a Waikiki, Honolulu,Hawaiian Shirts that he used in his performances.
Chinese merchant named Mr. Ellery Chun. Mr. ChunHe was often spotted and photographed wearing
was the owner of the well-known King SmithHawaiian shirts.
Clothiers and dry goods store. He was born inHarry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United
Honolulu in 1909 and he died at the age of 91 onStates, wore Aloha Shirts. As a matter of fact,
June 16, 2000.he was featured in a 1951 issue of Life Magazine
With the help of her sister, Ethel Chun Lum, theywearing a Hawaiian shirt. Frank Sinatra and
started to shape the history of the hawaiian shirt.Montgomery Cliff also wore Hawaiian shirts during
Ethel Chun Lum made the first floral, brightlythe motion picture From here to Eternity.
colored, short sleeved shirt which is made up ofThere are still a lot of celebrities and public figures
kimono fabric. On July 15, 1963, Mr. Chunwho continue to wear and endorse Hawaiian
registered his own business with Aloha as theshirts. A list of famous people is enough to prove
trade name and it was then that he beganthat Hawaiian shirts are loved by many. The
generating and advertising Hawaiian printed shirts.Hawaiian shirt served as the symbol of the island
He placed a sign on his window shop that read,paradise. It represents the warm and pleasant
Aloha Shirt, which ignited the success of the salesgreeting to people who visit the Hawaiian Islands.
of his business.However, we would not have worn the Hawaiian
The shirts were enormously popular and soldshirts if they were not created at all. Let us pay
mainly to the local residents, surfers, tourists andtribute to the people who shaped the history of
boys who loved the beach. The Aloha Shirt wasthe Hawaiian shirt.