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Top Rated Hawaiian Shirts for Men

We have great news for all of the men that cherish Aloha wear, sales and inquiries for hawaiian shirts for men have exploded in the past weeks. Hallelujah, thats the kind of news men want to hear!

That can only mean that there is going to be a lot of Hawaiian shirt gifting for the men that have worked so hard this year. Some have asked why they should choose Hawaiian shirts for mens Christmas gifts and we always say that there is nothing quite like a loose comfortable fitting shirt that brings a bit of tropical flair into our often thankless male lives.

We too want to reward all of the men that wear Hawaiian shirts by pointing out that you can check our promotions page where you can find the latest coupon codes and access to special offers.

Mahalo everyone and may you and your families have a simply wonderful and safe holiday season!

Do It Yourself Luau Do’s and Don’ts

Do It Yourself Luau Do’s and Don’ts

Well it finally happened. The other day a middle age couple came into our store to purchase some luau party supplies stating they were going to a family orientated traditional Luau. To our dismay they headed right over to the coconut bras and rainbow hula skirts and started filling their shopping basket with items that are usually worn at a Luau hosted by a wild college fraternity such as Alpha Luau Muumuu.
And as it always happens… I looked over at my wife and received one of those “be nice and go over and help them” looks.

So I moseyed over to the couple and offered them some helpful suggestions on how to dress for a Luau, as well as steered them in the party supply section that they needed to be in. If I could read minds I would say that the gentleman that was with the lady was thanking me a thousand times over.

But my day gets even more bizarre with the very next customer. A very nice lady came in and said that she is taking over decorating for her friend, whom had planned an upcoming Luau. So I asked that fateful question, “why are you taking over?” Her response? She said that the lady passed away and that no one had cancelled the party.

I spied a pink pig centerpiece in her basket and said to myself, here we go again, I am going to have to teach her how to decorate for a Luau and be convincing at that.

So that’s how it is for those retailers that live the life of aloha, but I must admit that was happy that I could offer some Luau salvation to a few brave soles.

Mahalo

Elvis Has Left the Shoppe

As part of yet another free concert held at our North County showroom we were proud to host San Diego’s finest Elvis Presley Tribute band, called Graceland.

In case you didn’t make it the show… all we can say is that Elvis totaly rocked Wave Shoppe Hawaiian Shirts.

Songs played were as follows:

(Set 1) All Shook Up, American Trilogy, Blue Christmas, Blueberry Hill, Burning Love, Can't help Falling in Love, Don't Be Cruel, Fever, Get Back, Guitar Man, Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, I Can’t Stop Loving You, I Don’t Have A Wooden Heart, I Got a Woman,In The Ghetto, Jailhouse Rock.

(Set 2) Johnny B. Goode, Little Less Conversation, Little Sister, Love Me, Love Me Tender, My Way, Mystery Train, Patch it Up, Polk Salad Annie, Promised Land, Proud Mary, See See Rider, Suspicious Minds, Teddy Bear, That's All Right Mama, Trying to Get To You, Viva Las Vegas, Walk A Mile In My Shoes, You Gave Me A Mountain

The Elvis show ran a full 2 1/2 hours and went well into the evening. As you can see from the picture below, darkness was not a deterrent for the crowd.


I still recall watching the real Elvis Presley when I was a child and I still love listening to his wonderful musical arrangements. Without a doubt my favorite Elvis tune is Suspicious Minds.

But this wasn’t just another beautiful day in Aloha Land, it was also 9/11 and there was no way that we were not going to pay tribute to all of the people that lost their lives that tragic day.

The band felt it was fitting to do something special so they sang Elvis’s rendition of America the Beautiful, written by Katherine Lee Bates. Elvis recorded this version on December 13, 1975 at the Las Vegas Hilton. Elvis has left the shoppe, mahalo!

Escondido, California gets a dose of Hawaiian Tahitian Dancing

Aloha, towards the end of each year we try to do something momentous and this year is no exception. It became clear to us last year that our business is growing faster and larger than the current facilities can handle, which includes the additional 950 square feet we added onto our shipping operation. So the decision we made was to add even more square footage and open a retail showroom to showcase our Hawaiian wear.

While the business has already come out of the gate at a very fast pace, we thought that we would kick things up a notch by hosting a free Hula show. Also keep in mind that our showroom is located in the historic shopping district of Escondido, California. We sponsor a hula group out of Palomar College; Directed by Patriceann Mead, and in my own words, this Hula show was simply out of this world.

It was not long after we set up the speaker system that there was a run on Hawaiian shirts for men (even though leis and flower hairclips were also selling at a brisk pace).

The crowd of people soon started to gather in front of the storefront and it wasn’t long before the street was completely filled with onlookers and shopkeepers from some of the local businesses.

I mean there are not many men that can pass up watching beautiful Polynesian girls shaking their booty in public.

Im my opinion I had the best seat in the house, which was dead center of the stage.

But if you look at the picture of the fire knife dancer below, it appears that even Peggy (standing in the doorway) found a moment to enjoy the show while working in the store.

So you think this was a hula performance geared for men? No way dudes, we covered all the bases.

While this show was family friendly, we still managed to take care of the ladies fantasies with a fire knife dancer.

I wont name names but I recieved feedback from more than a few ladies that said they wouldnt mind helping with "putting his fire out" if you know what I mean.

While we took a few hundred pictures of the Hula show, it certainly isn’t feasible to post all of the hula girl pictures in a single blog post, so we hope you enjoyed the ones we have selected for you.

Mahalo!

Designing Hawaiian Print Fabrics

Aloha! Customers frequently ask me how we come up with the designs for the Hawaiian fabrics that we use to make our line of Wave Shoppe Hawaiian shirts.

A ways back I took a stab at answering thise questions with a post titled Hawaiian Shirts, from Conception to the Consumer, but after giving it more thought, I felt that I didn't really start at square one.

So lets rewind a bit and start with the picture of me eating pineapple ice cream whip (hey, I am at Dole).

While I look innocent enough with my ice cream and all, the reality is that I am thinking how cool this pineapple garden would look on a fabric. On one hand it's easy, on the other, its really challenging.

I eventually took out the digital camera (after I finished my snack) and started shooting some pictures of the garden and all of the different varieties of pineapple and surrounding Colors.

Not long after that the wife wandered over and said "whats the matter, you never seen a pineapple?"

Soon it all set in and she said to me "how much is this one going to cost?" (Did I mention how much I love my wife).

So once I got back to the mainland I sent the artist some of the pictures I took while in Oahu.

All I will say at this point is that I am very blessed to have so much talent on my team.

Pictured on the left is the rough sketch made from my photographs. FYI We will usually spend around 3 to 4 weeks on the sketch alone.

This space left intentualy blank (didnt have any more to write)

Pictured on the left is the completed fabric. So there you have it, an example of how I come up with most of my designs, which is now about 60% of our line.
 

Our goal is to produce 90% of our own cotton Hawaiian print fabrics for shirt production, as well as making select fabrics available for sale to the general public.
 

Mahalo for reading! Visit us at www.waveshoppe.com


 

Teleporting Hawaiian Shirts

Manufacturing great Hawaiian shirts is just one component of a successful aloha wear company; the second is exceeding your customers expectations with outstanding customer service.

"I recently bought a shirt that was too big; I returned it and received the appropriate size that I needed. I just wanted to let you know that the turn around was amazing. I bought the shirt to wear at a Jimmy Buffet concert and thought that there would be no way that I would get the new shirt back in time. Thank you for such great service.

Troy"

We go the extra mile for our customers and we guarantee that you will be quite satisfied with your purchase and impressed with the timely delivery. But if for any reason your not satisfied, you could always take advantage of our liberal 30-day return and exchange policy.

P.S. We really cannot teleport Hawaiian shirts, the super fast delivery just makes you feel like we did!

Mahalo everyone!