Great line of Muted Hawaiian shirts at Penneys - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Apr 24, 2008 11:34 AM I dunno, Vern, to me the offerings looked more like the same muted, monochrome, palm trees galore for old guys fare that has been out there for years (waitaminnit..I AM an old guy! ). Maybe as work shirts, but not for the Ti or Hukilau. So.... you like your Aloha shirts muted, and your Tikis brightly painted, huh? :D Again it just boggles my mind that, with that huge, creative, unique arsenal of art that traditional Oceanic culture offers, only a tiny facet is utilized and reproduced again and again. But this is the difference between today and the Tiki period of the 50s and 60s: Back then it was a cultural phenomenon that people and designers really engaged themselves in (only up to a degree, yes, but..), nowadays it's not present in the general public's consciousness any more, there is no mystery surrounding it, no desire for it in particular...except here, off course.

I dunno, Vern, to me the offerings looked more like the same muted, monochrome, palm trees galore for old guys fare that has been out there for years (waitaminnit..I AM an old guy! ). Maybe as work shirts, but not for the Ti or Hukilau.
So.... you like your Aloha shirts muted, and your Tikis brightly painted, huh? :D

Again it just boggles my mind that, with that huge, creative, unique arsenal of art that traditional Oceanic culture offers, only a tiny facet is utilized and reproduced again and again. But this is the difference between today and the Tiki period of the 50s and 60s: Back then it was a cultural phenomenon that people and designers really engaged themselves in (only up to a degree, yes, but..), nowadays it's not present in the general public's consciousness any more, there is no mystery surrounding it, no desire for it in particular...except here, off course.

Post #375902 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Apr 24, 2008 11:34 AM