hawaiian shirts

Aloha!

Do you remember the first time you wore a Hawaiian Shirt? Did it make you feel relaxed? Did it take you to another place and time? Were you smiling? Odds are, of course you were! Compare it to the feeling you had when you were at your office job, dressed in a tie, or a suit, or a button down shirt. Did you have a smile on then? Were you relaxed? Of course not!

Some of you may think of Hawaiian Shirts as the loud and garish garb worn at frat parties or tacky parties. And yes, you can still find the loud and bright shirts on tourists in Waikiki Beach, or at a tiki party somewhere in the Midwest.

However, the Hawaiian Shirt today has become the epitome of tropical fashion, breezy hipness, and a symbol of a laid back frame of mind.

So you're looking to buy some tragically hip Hawaiian Shirts? Well, when you need a dose of tropical fashion, and aloha spirit visit the Beanteacher Hawaiian Shirts Store at beanteacher.com for a full range of over 100 Hawaiian Shirt styles.

Did you know that the Hawaiian Shirt was first created in the 1930's? The shirt is a result of a wide mix of cultural influences - bright cloth from native Hawaiians for the Kapa Malo, kimono cloth from Japan, colorful silks from China, collared shirts from the West, and the Barong Tagalog from the Philippines.

Soon, the shirts started appearing all over Hawaii - at first they were called Aloha Shirts. A gent by the name of Ellery Chun is widely tapped as the person who popularized and promoted the shirt in Hawaii.

Not long thereafter, visitors to the tropical paradise of Hawaii began taking notice, and started taking the shirts back to their homes in the Mainland USA.

Soon enough, the rich and famous began being seen in Hawaiian Shirts as well. President Harry Truman wore them at his vacation home in Florida. Bing Crosby and Arthur Godfrey visited Hawaii often, and incorporated the shirts into their radio and TV shows.

Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra wore the shirts in "From Here to Eternity" - and now the shirt that Clift wore is worth upwards of $15,000!!!!! Then there's that singer from Tennessee who starred in a small movie called "Blue Hawaii".......Elvis Presley!

Before you could say "Book ‘em Dano", Jack Lord and his team of crimefighters pushed the shirts into prominence once again. Tom Selleck winked his way into the hearts and minds of fans worldwide with his "Magnum, P.I." Hawaiian Shirt.

Today, you can find the Hawaiian Shirt nearly everywhere in the USA, and they're also showing up in places as far flung as Europe, Australia and Japan too!

The Hawaiian Shirts continue to evolve, but they still share one basic trait common with all who wear them - a laid back, informal attitude and a reflection of the Aloha Spirit from Hawaii.

Get in tune with you inner hipness and find your inner style at the Beanteacher Aloha Hawaiian Shirt Shop.