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If you can find one a real Hawaiian shirt, made in Hawaii in the 50's, it will be one of the nicest shirts you own.

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Stratoscope 3y ago
For a very good new aloha shirt, try the Cooke Street shirts sold at Costco. These are 100% cotton, and they take the trouble of aligning the pattern on the breast pocket to match the rest of the shirt. I call it the "invisible pocket". Availability varies quite a bit from store to store. We usually shop at the Redwood City (CA) Costco, and last year I didn't see any Cooke Street shirts, only some off brand made of rayon with misaligned pockets. This year they had the Cooke Street shirts again, but I think the RWC buyer is a bit insane. It seems like they purchase the same number of every size, so if you don't get there early in the season, they only have a few if any medium or large sizes, but plenty of XS and XXL. We tried Mountain View, but they didn't have the Cooke Street shirts at all! On July 3rd we went to SF for the morning, and on the way back I said "let's stop at the South San Francisco store". I was in heaven! They had plenty of every size and every pattern. So I bought about 24 shirts, two of each pattern. That should hold me over for a while! If you love aloha shirts as much as I do, try these.
- willcipriano 3y ago
  I'll give them a shot but I have to say I'm a rayon man.
grogenaut 3y ago
My spouse worked for Tommy Bahama in Seattle. They used to have an employee sale for $5 fitting versions (test garments for models or sales reps to try) or rejects they wouldn't send to nordstrom rack... usually would have a very minor flaw. Sometimes a bit more. Got a blazer with a shredded liner for $15 for instance. Or a shirt missing 2 buttons. First time I handed them $100... got 20 shirts... Second time they complained that they didn't have big enough bags. I asked how much I could spend. They said $500. So I just gave my spouse ikea bags and $500 every 6 months for a few years. They came back with 250 worth of stuff in totally full ikea bags. I have several rubbermaid tubs of tb linen or silk shirts now. The joke was that I'd get one shirt per day of the year before she rage quit. Not sure I'll ever need to buy a shirt again. Or semi formal wear ever. They make nice stuff esp if youre not paying retail.
- mock-possum 3y ago
  That’s bonkers. I’m jealous.

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For a very good new aloha shirt, try the Cooke Street shirts sold at Costco. These are 100% cotton, and they take the trouble of aligning the pattern on the breast pocket to match the rest of the shirt. I call it the "invisible pocket". Availability varies quite a bit from store to store. We usually shop at the Redwood City (CA) Costco, and last year I didn't see any Cooke Street shirts, only some off brand made of rayon with misaligned pockets. This year they had the Cooke Street shirts again, but I think the RWC buyer is a bit insane. It seems like they purchase the same number of every size, so if you don't get there early in the season, they only have a few if any medium or large sizes, but plenty of XS and XXL. We tried Mountain View, but they didn't have the Cooke Street shirts at all! On July 3rd we went to SF for the morning, and on the way back I said "let's stop at the South San Francisco store". I was in heaven! They had plenty of every size and every pattern. So I bought about 24 shirts, two of each pattern. That should hold me over for a while! If you love aloha shirts as much as I do, try these.

willcipriano 3y ago
I'll give them a shot but I have to say I'm a rayon man.

grogenaut 3y ago

My spouse worked for Tommy Bahama in Seattle. They used to have an employee sale for $5 fitting versions (test garments for models or sales reps to try) or rejects they wouldn't send to nordstrom rack... usually would have a very minor flaw. Sometimes a bit more. Got a blazer with a shredded liner for $15 for instance. Or a shirt missing 2 buttons. First time I handed them $100... got 20 shirts... Second time they complained that they didn't have big enough bags. I asked how much I could spend. They said $500. So I just gave my spouse ikea bags and $500 every 6 months for a few years. They came back with 250 worth of stuff in totally full ikea bags. I have several rubbermaid tubs of tb linen or silk shirts now. The joke was that I'd get one shirt per day of the year before she rage quit. Not sure I'll ever need to buy a shirt again. Or semi formal wear ever. They make nice stuff esp if youre not paying retail.

mock-possum 3y ago
That’s bonkers. I’m jealous.