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Former
President Bush
in the
Fern Aloha Shirt
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The Authentic Aloha Shirt
The origins of the "Aloha Shirt" dates back to theearly `30s when Ellery J. Chun began selling shirts bearing the original art work of his sister Ethel Chun Lum in his small King-Smith Clothiers shop in Honolulu, Hawai'i. These vividly colored shirts quickly became his most popular item both for his local customers and visitors alike.
Another innovator in the Aloha Shirt craze was George
Brangier (at left) whose company, Branfleet, later became
Kahala Sportswear.
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