| Bright in color and full of vivid design, Hawaiian | | | | in Hollywood. Movie stars, singers, and politicians all |
| shirts are an immensely popular way to introduce | | | | donned the prints. In the movie ""From Here to |
| yourself - and your clothing - at parties, the pool | | | | Eternity,"" Montgomery Cliff, Burt Lancaster, |
| or the beach. They have become an international | | | | Ernest Borgnine, and Frank Sinatra all wore |
| symbol of Hawaii. Although they continue to | | | | Hawaiian shirts. The craze has continued on for |
| increase in popularity, Hawaiian shirts are not a | | | | years. Tom Selleck was seen wearing Hawaiian |
| new trend or fad. In fact, the design of the | | | | shirts in ""Magnum PI.""Hawaiian officials have |
| popular shirts has been around for | | | | certainly encouraged the Aloha shirt craze. In |
| decades.Hawaiian shirts got their start in the | | | | 1947, the Honolulu Board of Supervisors passed a |
| 1930s, when clothing manufacturers on the islands | | | | resolution, encouraging city and county employees |
| decided to produce a cloth that had a design | | | | to wear Hawaiian shirts from June 1 to October |
| unique to Hawaii. Watumull's East India Store led | | | | 31 each year. Further, every Friday in Hawaii is |
| the pack by hiring artist Elsie Das to create 15 | | | | considered Aloha Friday, when locals and tourists |
| hand-painted floral designs that were then printed | | | | alike wear their favorite Hawaiian shirt or dress |
| onto silk. Unfortunately for the store, the designs | | | | with pride. The islands even have an official Aloha |
| were not supposed to be printed on heavy silk. | | | | Week, where thousands of people dress in |
| Although the manufacturer did not print the shirts | | | | Hawaiian pride.Today, Hawaiian shirts continue to |
| as had been requested, it turned out for the best | | | | be a symbol of relaxation in tropical paradise. |
| - the heavy silk shirts became extremely popular | | | | |