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Personally
signed by the author Dale Hope!! |
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| With more than 700
images, this book tells the colorful stories behind these marvelous Hawaiian shirts: as
cultural icons, evocative of the mystery and the allure of the Islands: as collectibles,
valued by professional collectors and by the millions of vacationers and servicemen who
still cherish the shirts hanging in their closets; and as a lifestyle-casual, relaxed, and
fun. Drawing from hundreds of
interviews, newspaper and magazine archives, and personal memorabilia, the author evokes
the world of the designers, seamstresses, manufacturers, and retailers of the Golden Age
of the Aloha shirt (from the 30s through the 50s), who created the industry and nurtured
it from its single-sewing-machine-shop beginnings to an enterprise of international scope
and importance.
Here are the fun-loving 60s; interviews
with collectors who preserve these shirts as fine works of art; and insights into the
roles of coconut buttons, matched pockets, woven labels, and exotic fabrics in the
evolution of the Aloha shirt." "Welcome to this rich collection of stories about
the unique time and place- folk histories of the many people who brought Aloha shirts to
life, celebrations of the romance and beauty of Hawai`i, and the wonderful stories told by
the shirts themselves." |
| Hard cover, 211 pages. |
| $59.95 |
| Order Number: G-24 |
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