Hawaiian Shirts

Bob Roberts · Post by **Bob Roberts** » February 22, 2004 8:39 am

Ok, here is my problem. I have several Hawaiian shirts (none of which fit anymore) that I have purchased at local department stores (Target, Walmart, Kmart, etc.) I'm looking to buy a new one soon, but don't want to get the same kind of shirt. My problem has always been wrinkles! And I do not iron! I have several dress shirts that are 50% cotton / 50% polyester, and they are great at never wrinkling. All I can find in Hawaiian shirts are 100% rayon, silk, or cotton. What do most of you all do and from what companies do you buy them from?

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » February 22, 2004 8:46 am

Bob Roberts wrote:What do most of you all do

Iron.........

I buy them from all different places, but the common denominator is that they all end up needing to be ironed. My Hawaiian shirts and my work clothes are the only things I bother to iron.....

mrmiata · Post by **mrmiata** » February 22, 2004 9:15 am

Parisian has some nice shirts right now BR. A lot of 'em are silk, but they're still nice.

You could always just get your stuff laundered by the dry cleaner. They'll iron 'em for you with whatever amount of starch you want.

NYCPORT · Post by **NYCPORT** » February 22, 2004 9:30 am

www.hotshirts.com is where I get most of mine. Awesome stuff!

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » February 22, 2004 11:00 am

Try throwing a little water on them then tossing them in the dryer for a few minuits. Mine come out looking great and I don't have to iron them.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » February 22, 2004 12:09 pm

pair8head wrote:Try throwing a little water on them then tossing them in the dryer for a few minuits. Mine come out looking great and I don't have to iron them.

I do that all the time. It works on almost anything.

But I still iron my Hawaiian shirts.

Lundah · Post by **Lundah** » February 22, 2004 12:58 pm

I find that by air drying mine, I rarely have to iron them. I actually have a couple shirts that I got in Mexico that shrank 2 sizes after going in the dryer.

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » February 22, 2004 1:29 pm

If you're not doing anything with the old ones, do you mind if I take one of them out for dinner and a movie?

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » February 22, 2004 1:31 pm

Lundah wrote:I find that by air drying mine, I rarely have to iron them. I actually have a couple shirts that I got in Mexico that shrank 2 sizes after going in the dryer.

Hey L nice avitar.

bananaman · Post by **bananaman** » February 22, 2004 3:09 pm

I hate ironing my Hawaiian shirts too, so I just tell my wife to do it. She actually loves ironing.

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » February 22, 2004 3:41 pm

bananaman wrote:I hate ironing my Hawaiian shirts too, so I just tell my wife to do it. She actually loves ironing.

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I need one of those!

I find that throwing shirts in the dryer for a while and hanging them up while they're still damp works really well. For the shirts that are already wrinkled, just hang them up in your bathroom while you take a shower.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » February 22, 2004 3:51 pm

Stop being such a doofas and find a chick who irons....I gotta go time to change over the laundry

Bob Roberts · Post by **Bob Roberts** » February 22, 2004 4:11 pm

Well, I have a girl, but she doesn't know how to iron.

My biggest problem is taking them on a trip in a suitcase. I want to get a couple of good ones to wear on my cruise this summer that won't wrinkle in my suitcase.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » February 22, 2004 6:00 pm

I have one of those steam travel irons and it works pretty good on anything
less than jeans. also I am fairly anal about having my stuff look good
I steam my t-shirts I do not like to iron I just like to look fairly sharp
also rayon or a 50-50 blend of rayon rocks a lot of times the silly shirts
do not need any help. have a great trip

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » February 22, 2004 6:09 pm

Try these two:
www.bananajack.com
www.aloha-bigkahuna.com

PirateGirl · Post by **PirateGirl** » February 22, 2004 6:15 pm

Or you can just forget this whole business of ironing and stuff and buy some Party Like a Pirate shirts from The Whaleshark!

at www.thewhaleshark.com

Pirate Girl

mrmiata · Post by **mrmiata** » February 22, 2004 7:14 pm

We've ordered from Culinary Classics before. They make some neat stuph. There are more fabrics than just those on the website. Just get their catalog. We ordered one that had Tikis all over it for my best friend. It was pretty kewl.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » February 22, 2004 7:30 pm

Simple solution. Have a small spray bottle.. fill it with water.. spray the shirt when you take it out of the suitcase.. hang it up, or spread it flat on the bed. It helps the 'suitcase wrinkles'.

But I'm the same with Connie.. I iron it anyway.

Pencil Thin (inactive) · February 23, 2004 10:27 am

SMLCHNG wrote:Simple solution. Have a small spray bottle.. fill it with water.. spray the shirt when you take it out of the suitcase.. hang it up, or spread it flat on the bed. It helps the 'suitcase wrinkles'.

Well said Queenie. That's the way I handle it myself. I also let the shirts air dry after I hand wash them. This helps keep wrinkes out to begin with. As for brands, I like Reyn Spooner. Somewhat pricey, but you can sometimes get lucky and find them on sale.

TheSecretsInTheCrust · February 23, 2004 3:10 pm

Hilo Hattie has worked for me
http://www.letsgo-hawaii.com/hawaiianshirts/
Also Paradise Found
http://www.shushans.com/thirdpage.html

Mostly I shop here in town. Living in a vacation beach destination has its bene's

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