Different Types of Hawaiian Shirts
There are different types of Hawaiian shirts
based on the style or layout of the design. The most common ones are
the basic all-over print and the scenic print. But there are
variations within these types well as several other styles. We'll
also cover some of the terminology used for Hawaiian shirts. All of
our shirts are made in Hawaii with great care and with special
attention to the details like matched pockets.
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Basic All-Over
Print Hawaiian shirts: These shirts are probably the most common
shirts. They are characterized by a repeating print that
appears all over the fabric in a uniform manner as illustrated
to the left. These shirts can be worn tucked in our out. These
shirts typically do not match up perfectly to create a
seamless image at the buttons. |
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Scenic
Print Hawaiian shirts: The scenic shirts are similar to the
all-over print shirts in that the details in the print repeat
in a uniform matter. The only difference is that these shirts
contain scenery rather than just a simple repeating image of a
flower or leaf. For some people, the scenic prints conjure up
feelings of freedom and being on vacation. These shirts
typically do not match up perfectly to create a seamless image
at the buttons. |
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Panel
Hawaiian shirts: Some shirts have prints that are laid out
in vertical panels, usually flowers and/or leaves. Like the
basic all-over prints and the scenic prints, the panel designs
have repeating patterns, but they repeat as you go from one
side of the shirt to the other, rather than all over the
shirt. These shirts typically do not match up perfectly to
create a seamless image at the buttons. |
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Border Hawaiian
shirts: Shirts that have a design going across the shirt are called
border Hawaiian shirts. Most of these shirts have a design in
them that repeat every 10-12 inches as you go from one side of
the shirt to the other. If the design happens to go across the
bottom of the shirt, they may be called a Bottom Design
Hawaiian shirt. The shirt illustrated at left is a border
shirt that also happens to be a bottom print. Border Hawaiian
shirts are meant to be worn untucked. |
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Matched Prints: Some
border or bottom print Hawaiian shirts have a seamless image
at the buttons. The shirt to the left, unlike the one right
above it, is perfectly matched at the buttons creating a
seamless image as you go across the shirt. These shirt are
harder to make and require greater skill and attention to
detail. Many border print shirts do not match at the buttons
like this one does. |
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Engineered Hawaiian
shirts: Engineered
Hawaiian shirts have a seamless image from one side of the
shirt to the other. The image usually repeats every 18 inches,
which is greater than that of most border print shirts. The
shirts also have a seamless image that is uninterrupted at the
buttons. These shirts are usually the priciest shirts for any
given quality of fabric because it requires the most fabric to
manufacture. Engineered Hawaiian shirts are meant to be worn
untucked to show off the entire design. |
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Matched Pocket:
The better Hawaiian shirts have a matched pocket. That means
the pocket exactly matches the print on the shirt making it
nearly invisible. In the picture to the left, you can see that
the palm tree leaves on the pocket precisely line up with the
leaves on the shirt. The result is a seamless image created by
the pocket on the shirt. Creating matched pockets requires the
use of more fabric and more precise cutting and sewing. All of
our Hawaiian shirts come with a matched pocket. |
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