Label: Imprints - cocktails and a cognac bottle

Label: Thumbs Up - e-Bay acquisiton

Label: Pineapple Connection

Label: Ky's - present from my brother.

Label: Pacific Legend - I got this one from a store on the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

Label: Thumbs Up - this shirt was a present from my brother.

aloha shirts

Khan Tiki Mon's Aloha and Hawaiian Shirt collection. What does Khan Tiki Mon like to wear?

I've been collecting Hawaiian, Aloha, and Tiki shirts for at least 25 years now. I'm going to reach a point in my life where that's all I'm going to wear. Haven't gotten there yet but someday. I went through a phase that lasted several years where I wore my Hawaiian shirts to work everyday. Even when there was 2 feet of snow on the ground I had my Aloha shirt on. I didn't realize the reputation I had acquired. Apparently I was looked upon as sort of the eccentric nerd that always wore Hawaiian shirts. One day I had to make a presentation to upper management about a program I was developing. For the presentation I dressed the part, shirt and tie, and when I got to work my boss said, "You're not wearing a Hawaiian shirt! I already made apologies for you to the VPs." I hated being predictable, and so I stopped wearing the Tiki shirts to work. When I was first married my wife made a bunch of shirts for me from fabric I picked out. I wore tham all the time until I got too fat. I have saved them in my closet and I haven't given up hope that someday I will be wearing them again. Here's my shirt collection.










Detail from Third Coast shirt

Detail from Pineapple Connection shirt. I like the colors.

Label: Pineapple Connection

Label: Third Coast - Salavation Army purchase $3.00

Label: Old Navy - bargain rack purchase for $4.00 - sweet.

Detail from Rietveld shirt

Label: Rietveld

Label: Tommy Bahama - This was an e-bay purchase but it was new with tags.

Label: Thumbs Up

Label: Cactus Black Label - This is one of my favorites. I got this shirt for a dollar at a thrift store in Pennsylvania.

Detail from Cactus Black Label shirt. The shirt even has the Ocean Liner the Lurline on it from the now defunct Matson Lines.

Label: Koko Island

Detail from Koko Island shirt. e-Bay acquisition.

Label: Cruisin USA - 3 dimensional grass skirt on this Hula dancer.