# When are Hawaiian Shirts appropriate? (Other than Hawaii) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-hawaiian-shirts-appropriate-other-than-hawaii/551741 "2010-08-28T00:30:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-hawaiian-shirts-appropriate-other-than-hawaii/551741/81 "2010-09-01T14:51:03Z")
For myself, never. Maybe if I lived somewhere with a tropical climate, I’d warm up to them, but I don’t like them here in Chicago. They are worn by enough people here, but they just look goofy to me. ---
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-hawaiian-shirts-appropriate-other-than-hawaii/551741/82 "2010-09-01T15:49:18Z")
My father wore one under his suit for my sister’s wedding, at her request, rather than a shirt and tie. He was required to wear a collared shirt at work. He didn’t have to wear a tie, and he really hated wearing plain white oxford shirts and he really doesn’t like polo shirts, which would have been acceptable. He also hates long sleeves. He wanted to see if he could get away with the Hawaiian shirt, and he did. We got in the habit of buying him nice Hawaiian shirts for his birthday and Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-hawaiian-shirts-appropriate-other-than-hawaii/551741/83 "2010-09-05T15:02:34Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The stereotype is that all Hawaiian shirts are loud, but that’s actually not true. There are some really very low-key designs out there. For example, check out some of the designs at [Reyn’s](http://www.reyns.com/), one of my favorite Hawaiian-shirt shops in Honolulu. I have one like the first one shown–only in a red-orange. I never really thought of it as a Hawaiian shirt. I don’t know how you could think a pastelish color on off-white was loud. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-hawaiian-shirts-appropriate-other-than-hawaii/551741/84 "2010-09-05T15:08:52Z")
The problem with Reyn’s shirts is that they are sized about a size small. Nice designs, but you’s think a shop that catered to tourists and Hawaiians would size large, not the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-hawaiian-shirts-appropriate-other-than-hawaii/551741/85 "2010-09-05T17:48:57Z")
I see the title about Hawaiian shirts, and last poster is - **silenus**! All is right with the world. Well, it was, until I posted. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-hawaiian-shirts-appropriate-other-than-hawaii/551741/86 "2010-09-05T20:27:31Z")
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