itt "FUN SHIRTS"

is that a belt or is that part of the pants

That shirt is a million kinds of awesome.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6wnvmnZA1qahbovo1_500.jpg

beep beep

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m68n3vjgIW1qdhllco1_500.jpg

woah hey

next level

timely bump, i was just thinking about this thread yesterday-- think summer 2012 is the safest its been for men to sport a fun shirt in a while.

i work in an area with lots vacationing japanese people though.

http://i.imgur.com/ib3fS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YHJtL.png

gr80 what about an aloha shirt fun shirt, do you think that exists

hmmm good question.

i cant say its something i remember ever seeing.

hawaiian prints are having a moment and it could work with the right mix, someone should make one and get rich in blog dollars

hawaiian prints are having a moment

lol i have noticed-- topman was carrying these not too long ago, and at $45 each that shit is embarrassing.

two of the legacy hawaiian shirt designers here launched "modern" collections in the last few years with slimmer fits and prints aimed at younger hipper dudes:

http://www.reynspooner.com/collections/modern.html
http://www.toririchard.com/browse.cfm/56/2,46.html

i have a few from each but i still only wear them to work, and i think there's still an untapped market that they're not yet reaching.

maybe fun aloha shirts can be a part of that.

who wants to move to hawaii and start a shirt company with me?

I thought we got complimentary shirts w aloha friday

oh man srsly

hawaiian prints are having a moment and it could work with the right mix, someone should make one and get rich in blog dollars

haha i bought two p sweet hawaiin print shirts at a thrift store this spring, theyre p garish compared to the 'modern' reyn spooner stuff that gr8 linked but ive worn them out a few times to things

mostly i only think of the john waters simpsons episodes when i wear them tho

obv context is a big part of fashion/style so wearing a garish hawaiian print in a continental metropolis isnt the crime it is here

i still think there's a market that's not being tapped-- someone who could design shit i can wear to work and look professional but stylish, and also shit dudes can wear on vacation, or just worldwide summertime styles

i have to admit that after years of adhering to a no patterns or garish colors rule i am sort of hankering for some kind of well-designed hawaiian print shirts

I thought we got complimentary shirts w aloha friday

fun fact: the term "Aloha Friday," Aloha/Hawaiian Shirts, and "Casual Fridays" are all intertwined historically:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_shirt

In 1965, Bill Foster, Sr., president of the Hawaii Fashion Guild, led the organization in a campaign lobbying for "Aloha Friday", a day employers would allow men to wear aloha shirts on the last business day of the week a few months out of the year.[8] Aloha Friday officially began in 1966,[9] and young adults of the 1960s embraced the style, replacing the formal business wear favored by previous generations. By 1970, aloha wear had gained acceptance in Hawaii as business attire for any day of the week.[7]

Hawaii's custom of Aloha Friday slowly spread east to California, continuing around the globe until the 1990s, when it became known as Casual Friday.[7][8] Today in Hawaii, alohawear is worn as business attire for any day of the week, and "Aloha Friday" is generally used to refer to the last day of the work week.[7] Now considered Hawaii's term for "Thank God It's Friday" (TGIF),[10]

obv context is a big part of fashion/style so wearing a garish hawaiian print in a continental metropolis isnt the crime it is here

yeah i realize the connotations are way different, although again i still mostly think of homers 'gay guys or big fat party animals' rule w/r/t hawaiian shirts...

when i looked at the stuff you linked i was sorta sad to see it was mostly fairly muted colors/patterns with that faded, washed out look. lots of like navajo print stuff thats around did the same thing really backgrounded whats interesting about the prints in order to make them more wearable? idk.

yeah i agree. trying too hard to make it 'tasteful' when thats not really the point i dont think

my dad just sold a 90s rayon hawaiian thing on ebay for 60£. crazy.

that's what you wear here! lots of manufacturers actually sew shirts inside out, so the print is on the inside, and the muted reverse is on the outside.

here's one of my louder prints (that i dont wear to work)

on the left, right-side out (the way it was designed to be worn) and on the right inside-out (for lols)
http://i.imgur.com/YRaKI.jpg

wow that's like discovering for the first time that peeling a banana upside down is more efficient

http://i.imgur.com/PLAoi.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/PLAoi.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/PLAoi.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/PLAoi.gif
http://i.imgur.com/uHkcG.jpg

hey guys

what do you think of these

http://theworldsbestever.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gitman-vintage-trojan-batik-popover.jpg

also feeling this reyn popover

http://www.big-one.com/user/images/product/4830.1.l.jpg

nice!

the reyn one is prob thick, heavy & a little rigid (but soft to touch)

pullovers are prob poised to be huge soon

I may buy one of those tori richard shirts gr80 linked!

hey grady

brand / measurements / where to cop

Hey guys I wrote some ad copy for this kind of shirt:

"The shirt. Remixed."

Guys where are nice places to get fun shirts for oh idk like less than $40 or $50 maybe?

ebay, probably?

What about IRL stores though? I never know what size to get when I order online

hey grady

brand / measurements / where to cop

― the late great, Wednesday, July 4, 2012 4:14 PM (Yesterday)

what do you mean? besides the reyn website?

stevie, i think a lot of classic 'fun shirts' on the 2ndary market are gonna be from brooks bros, whose shirts tend to have a very generous, almost blousy cut, so take that as you will. also any decent ebay seller will provide garment measurements

they are sometimes listed as 'patchwork' instead of 'fun' which means you can also see stuff like this:

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/4/4/2/1/9/8/webimg/586091547_o.jpg

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORVIS-MENS-PATCHWORK-COTTON-SHIRT-SIZE-MEDIUM-/271009292741?pt=US_CSA_MC_Shirts&hash=item3f1969a1c5

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg148/evinyl/shirt2155ajpg.jpg

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LUCKY-BEACH-RETRO-Style-HAWAIIAN-MENs-LG-SHIRT-REAL-PATCHWORK-VINTAGE-/190694224481?pt=US_CSA_MC_Shirts&hash=item2c6642f261#ht_3913wt_1025

elmo delivers

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6wnvmnZA1qahbovo1_500.jpg

^this is the same color scheme as my old OCB uniform. ~the sound of my soul withering~

http://www.madetomeasuremag.com/wp-content/uploads/stories/buffets4.jpg

gr8080 that bright last floral one you posted (inside-out) is a reyn shirt? they don't have anything quite that loud / bright on the website iirc

engineered garments killed the game this season but no way i'm paying two bills for a rayon shirt

http://cdn.dressed.so/i/4fdcba3f3e34em.jpg

http://www.thebureaubelfast.com/shop/product/2098/engineered-garments-hawaiian-print-chauncey-shirt

whoops

link

http://www.thebureaubelfast.com/shop/product/2098/engineered-garments-hawaiian-print-chauncey-shirt

no the one i posted two photos of is a thrift store find, as are p much all of my non-work ones.

i bet if a dedicated a few hundred bucks and a few weekends of shopping/posting, i could ride this trend to a v v lucrative eBay store fast

and yes nothing breaks my heart more than seeing a beautiful print in a size that fits me then realizing its rayon/polyester

http://sazzvintage.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/9399.jpg

this is mine #trendwatch

http://distilleryimage4.instagram.com/3e654b12d0d711e1acff22000a1e8b23_7.jpg

*thumbs up*

Personally find the full Hawaiian a bit much, but have been looking for a twist on it that I like. I have a few floral print shirts with a more small-scale regular print, which prob suits me more.

ronan did you look through the reyn spooner ones i linked to?

hey, is this cool or lame

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TORI-RICHARD-Hawaiian-Camp-Shirt-size-Large-Jaguar-Tropical-Jungle-Print-Rayon-/290694804094#ht_876wt_1114

those are actually up my street, yeah grady. i like vahid's second one above too.

i can see how that one you just posted would potentially be nice btw vahid, not really the style i like but i have seen people wearing similar. i sort of think a bit of the problem is london this summer is raining all the time too, most prints i'm wearing is with a blazer or underneath a cardigan.