Inside out shirts - Collecting Tiki

M Monkeyman Tiki Socialite Vista, CA Joined: Mar 04, 2003 Posts: 2386	M Monkeyman Posted posted on Sun, Mar 6, 2005 9:26 PM Inside out shirts have been around for a long time. I used to wear them in elementary school. Here is an except from a book I own titled "The Art of the Aloha Shirt" "Started in the 1960s. Often called Inside out shirts, these were made with the backside of the fabric intentionally facing outward. This was popular partly because the backward cloth made a shirt look almost like it was faded instead of brand new- A well worn favorite aloha shirt to some young men (such as surfers) showed you were a long term resident, not a tourist. In later years this toned down look came to be almost a requirement for aloha shirts worn to work in Hawaii by professional men."

Inside out shirts have been around for a long time. I used to wear them in elementary school.

Here is an except from a book I own titled "The Art of the Aloha Shirt"

"Started in the 1960s. Often called Inside out shirts, these were made with the backside of the fabric intentionally facing outward. This was popular partly because the backward cloth made a shirt look almost like it was faded instead of brand new- A well worn favorite aloha shirt to some young men (such as surfers) showed you were a long term resident, not a tourist. In later years this toned down look came to be almost a requirement for aloha shirts worn to work in Hawaii by professional men."

Post #145075 by Monkeyman on Sun, Mar 6, 2005 9:26 PM