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Summer Cool ... Going Vintage Hawaiian!
URL: http://www.lookonline.com/hawaiian_shirts.htm

Description:
Article about the evolution of the Hawaiian Aloha shirt. "The reputation of the Aloha shirt has come a long way over the years. What was once a colorful (if not gaudy) tourist memento has evolved into a prized art form combining fashion, style and nostalgia." The site notes that Aloha shirts gained in popularity when Harry Truman was shown wearing one on the cover of a 1951 Life magazine. From a fashion blog.

LII Topics: Fashion, History

Author:
Erb, Rhonda

Publisher:
Daily Fashion Report

LII Database Information:
Record 27803 created by Maria Brandt on 01/19/2009
Last modification on 02/02/2009
Published: 02/19/2009  
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27803

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