Hawaiian shirt

Hawaiian shirt
a short-sleeved, loose-fitting, open-collar shirt originally worn in Hawaii, made of lightweight fabric printed in colorful, often bold designs of flowers, leaves, birds, beaches, etc. Also called aloha shirt.
[1950-55]

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