Lightning Archives VINTAGE ALOHA SHIRTS Volume 1

This is the first installment of the 'Vintage Aloha Shirts' series. which introduces about 2.000 shirts out of the over 4.000 vintage collection of Toyo Enterprises President Koichi Kobayashi. who is known as a world-class collector of vintage aloha shirts. in 10 books over five years. 1st bullet. The book is written and supervised by Yoshihiro Nakano. an aloha shirt researcher who inherited from Mr. Kobayashi and directs Sunsurf. a popular brand that faithfully reproduces vintage aloha shirts. When he traveled to Hawaii for many years. he conducted research on the history of aloha shirts. That's why this book is packed with valuable information. In this first installment. we will also focus on ``Kamehameha'' and ``Duke's Kahanamoku.'' brands that represent Hawaii and the mainland United States. In addition to explaining the history of the brand. each work is featured in a special feature. This book is sure to be an indispensable resource not only for lovers of Aloha shirts. but also for lovers of vintage clothing.