# Need help! (hawaiian shirt) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 4, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977 "2008-04-04T20:19:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/1 "2008-04-04T20:19:27Z")
A boss that my sales exec and I need to…well I’ll be honest…suck up to wants a specific style of hawaiian shirt. He wants a black background with a print of blue roses. He wears a size large. I’ve done some looking and rose prints seem nearly non-existant. Can anyone help? ---
**Author:** ![Von\_Erich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Von\_Erich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Von_Erich)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/2 "2008-04-04T20:43:35Z")
Yeah, tropical flowers are the type which you will usually find on Hawaiian (they are called Aloha shirts in Hawaii) shirts. I don’t think I have ever seen one with roses. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/3 "2008-04-04T20:45:17Z")
If you are looking online for this, try “aloha shirt” instead of “Hawaiian shirt”. The shirts tend to stick with tropical/island stuff, like ginger, bird of paradise, plumeria, hibiscus, outrigger canoes, surfboards, turtles, and palm trees. I can’t say I’ve ever seen an aloha shirt with roses on it. Not for men anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/4 "2008-04-04T20:47:03Z")
[QUOTE=AudreyK] If you are looking online for this, try “aloha shirt” instead of “Hawaiian shirt”. The shirts tend to stick with tropical/island stuff, like ginger, bird of paradise, plumeria, hibiscus, outrigger canoes, surfboards, turtles, and palm trees. I can’t say I’ve ever seen an aloha shirt with roses on it. Not for men anyway. [/QUOTE] I’ve pretty much come to that same conclusion. (I’ve searched it both ways, aloha and hawaiian) Maybe we could get one custom made. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/5 "2008-04-04T20:48:52Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] A boss that my sales exec and I need to…well I’ll be honest..suck up to wants a specific style of hawaiian shirt. He wants a black background with a print of blue roses. He wears a size large. I’ve done some looking and rose prints seem nearly non-existant. Can anyone help? [/QUOTE] Sorry, I gotta call [Bullshit.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9652907#post9652907) You are just trying to bribe **Silenus** 😃😃😃😉 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/6 "2008-04-04T20:49:02Z")
Here you go - [http://www.hilohattie.com/acb/stores/3/New-Arrivals-C408.aspx](http://www.hilohattie.com/acb/stores/3/New-Arrivals-C408.aspx) The page only takes about 9 hours to load, then you can see Hawaii’s finest selection of Aloha shirts. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/7 "2008-04-04T20:49:45Z")
I don’t know of any specific manufactures who would have blue roses on a black background, but you could also look up print camp shirts. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/8 "2008-04-04T20:49:52Z")
Check out [www.hotshirts.com](http://www.hotshirts.com) (Paradise On A Hanger). If anyone would have something like that, they would. **Rick:** to simplify the bribery, I’ve decided on a “One additional number for every beer bought for **silenus** or **Dee** at the Dopefest” policy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/9 "2008-04-04T20:50:08Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] Sorry, I gotta call [Bullshit.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9652907#post9652907) You are just trying to bribe **Silenus** 😃😃😃😉 [/QUOTE] The bribing is a totally seperate item. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/10 "2008-04-04T21:59:27Z")
The long-sleeved shirts at [hotshirts.com](http://hotshirts.com) are an abomination unto Og. Please tell me no one actually wears them. :eek: [QUOTE=Antinor01] Maybe we could get one custom made. [/QUOTE] I was going to suggest this but wasn’t sure if you had the time. I think you will have far better luck finding the material you want and then having it made into a shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/11 "2008-04-04T22:02:43Z")
[QUOTE=AudreyK] I was going to suggest this but wasn’t sure if you had the time. I think you will have far better luck finding the material you want and then having it made into a shirt. [/QUOTE] It isn’t really a factor of time. The main problem is the only place I’ve seen that will do one custom aloha shirt wants $95. We’re not sure we want to suck up that much. ---
**Author:** ![Chotii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@Chotii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chotii)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/12 "2008-04-05T04:31:20Z")
This isn’t right, but it _is_ roses: > **[Aloha Hawaiian shirts, bowling attire, plus size styles, classic retro...](http://www.beanteacher.com/shop/catalog/product_16300_Jams_World_Roseland_Roses_Hawaiian_Aloha_Shirt_cat_287.html)** > > A colorful Retro Hawaiian Shirt Design by Jams World, Roseland....Big Bold Roses! \ > \- Featuring double-needled side seams and sleeves\ > \- One perfectly matched outside breast pocket\ > \- High quality signature hand painted buttons, with an... Jams World is a pricey brand but the fabric is luscious AND machine-washable. Also this, which is again, not right…but on the right track: [http://cgi.ebay.com/Jams-World-BLACK-ROSE-casual-aloha-hawaiian-shirt-NEW\_W0QQitemZ220006080531QQihZ012QQcategoryZ2003QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ\_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262](http://cgi.ebay.com/Jams-World-BLACK-ROSE-casual-aloha-hawaiian-shirt-NEW_W0QQitemZ220006080531QQihZ012QQcategoryZ2003QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262) If you don’t think he can tell the difference between a peony and a rose… [http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-HAWAIIAN-Shirt-XL-Peony-Splendor-Surfside\_W0QQitemZ190161096122QQihZ009QQcategoryZ2003QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ\_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem](http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-HAWAIIAN-Shirt-XL-Peony-Splendor-Surfside_W0QQitemZ190161096122QQihZ009QQcategoryZ2003QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem) If you don’t care about the flower at all but just want black with blue flowers: [http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-ORIGINAL-ISLAND-SPORT-100-SILK-CAMP-SHIRT-SZ-XL\_W0QQitemZ200211986495QQihZ010QQcategoryZ57990QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem](http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-ORIGINAL-ISLAND-SPORT-100-SILK-CAMP-SHIRT-SZ-XL_W0QQitemZ200211986495QQihZ010QQcategoryZ57990QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) Are any of those close-ish? ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/13 "2008-04-05T04:56:30Z")
Does it have to be new? I can keep an eye open in the thrift stores, if you like. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-hawaiian-shirt/443977/14 "2008-04-05T05:19:16Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Check out [www.hotshirts.com](http://www.hotshirts.com) (Paradise On A Hanger). If anyone would have something like that, they would. **Rick:** to simplify the bribery, I’ve decided on a “One additional number for every beer bought for **silenus** or **Dee** at the Dopefest” policy. 😃 [/QUOTE] So have you arranged a designated driver yet? I wants me that bottle you are bringing, and I will buy as many beers as necessary to win it.