Paradise Found Men's Casual Shirt - Comfortable & Stylish Cotton Button Down for Everyday Wear - Perfect for Work, Outings & Relaxation

Five years in Hawaii left me with two long lasting loves of the islands, a fondness for Aloha shirts and Spam. It also made me a bit of a shirt snob with very specific criteria for what is a 'proper' Aloha shirt. It should be printed and made in Hawaii, the pocket should match the shirt pattern and the buttons should be wood. All these are of course true for the Paradise Lost shirts, one of the oldest of shirt stores on Oahu. It is still there and I recommend you pay it a visit if you are out that way, it is eclectic and they have a collection covering all eras of Aloha shirts.With that background the Paradise Lost shirt is a fantastic example of the traditional Aloha shirt. The reason so many of their patterns were used in Magnum PI is because they were a store nearby. That is also the reason they are about $20 more than an equal quality shirt, that is what you pay for the iconic patterns. The shirt quality s great. The sizing is large, it would equate well to Duluth sizes, where everything runs large by design. A Hawaiian shirt is not meant to be tight, so if you are after a smedium you will likely need to order at least a size smaller if not two. If you wear a large normally then this short will be closer to an extra large in size. Of course if you make a mistake and machine dry it, it will be a size or two smaller than it was, so hand washing and air drying is a must.