Popular Hawaiian Shirt Designs for Hawaiian Shirts:
Basic all-over Hawaiian print shirt – Probably the
most common among all Hawaiian shirts. All over prints are distinguished by
the repeating of the prints that appears throughout the fabric. Anything
goes with this style of the print, although a common basic all-over print
Hawaiian shirt does have to have some conformity in the repeat and pattern.
Among all Hawaiian shirts, this type can be worn either tucked in or free.
We recommend that you wear your Aloha Hawaii shirt un-tucked.
Scenic print Hawaiian shirt – This may be the
second most popular Hawaiian shirt design. Some people find the scenic print
appealing for it characterizes the Hawaiian vacation experience. The scenic
print is distinguishable by the repeating images, usually a scene depicting
Hawaiian culture and local activities rather than the typical basic
repeating images of montserra leafs or hibiscus flower.
Border print shirt – This style is intended to be
worn un-tucked and renowned for its design which typically runs across the
shirt. Unlike the basic all-over and scenic print, the border Hawaiian
shirts have large and full images towards the bottom of the shirt. A great
example would be a panoramic beach scene with palm trees and old Woodie cars
with surfboards.
Matched print Hawaiian shirt – The print is
continuous and runs from one part of the shirt to the other. The design is
almost the same with the border print shirt with its large print starting at
the bottom and going up; the only difference is that the aloha Hawaii shirts
maintain a seamless image from the left panel to the right, uninterrupted by
the buttons. Since it is the character of the design, this type of Hawaiian
shirt with a matched print is more difficult to assemble and requires
skillful cutters.
Panel shirt – This kind of design is identified
with vertical panels. Like the basic all-over and scenic print, this type of
Hawaiian shirt has repeating vertical patterns, usually that of leaves,
pineapples, flowers etc. Outside yolks may or may not match up with the
overall schema of the print. Wave Shoppe leans toward matching the outside
yolks whenever appropriate.
Engineered Hawaiian shirt – This type of Hawaiian
shirt design is usually depicted with larger images, repeats can be every 18
inches. It is like the matched print and border print with seamless design,
even if it crosses the buttons. This is the most expensive among all
Hawaiian shirt designs because of the fabric and manufacturing costs
associated with high-quality fabric design.
Matched pocket – Like the matched print, the
matched pocket has a seamless design, this time at the pockets. Most fine
Hawaiian shirts have a matched pocket design that is traditionally matched
by hand. Unless otherwise specified, all of Wave Shoppe's men's Hawaiian
shirts have hand matched pockets.
Not all Hawaiian Shirts are Created Equal: