MyVintageCocktail
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It\'s raining Hawaiian shirts--dating help please!
Been meaning to list these for ages & am now frantic trying to list for last-minute VLV shoppers. I <i>think</i> they all date from 50s to 70s, but unsure of a couple. Though I have tons of Hawaiian in stock right now & am diligently doing research, still find it tough to date! This is a nice batch--most are mint or new! TIA! With the new eBay rules, I really want to be sure before I list these!
#1: McInerny Iolani Men's zip-up leisure shirt with metal zipper, button & loop closure & metal waist buckle--50s? Or 70s (looks "older" than that, but maybe just well loved & used!)
#2. Unisex (?) or women's barkcloth zip-up shirt jacket; unsure of which sex this is meant for but has 3/4 sleeves with small slits at ends, leading me to think it's a woman's. Stylized doves (don't show up in photo) & those little flowers makes me think 60s?
#3. 70s Executive Iolani NOS w/tags woven polyester men's leisure shirt; is this a VLV type?
#4. Men's Hawaiian Holiday (Hawaiian made) Primo Beer shirt. Stumped on dating this one, can't find this particular HH label. Looks more recent, but has no fabric or care label, so can't be too new? Looks brand new. Pullover, with button placket halfway down front. These appear to be very collectible, even if newer ($55 to over $100 on private sites & even one over $100 on eBay). Primo stopped brewing beer in Hawaii in the 70s & went out of business in the 90s, I think, so that doesn't help much in dating....
#5. Pookela men's Aloha shirt with button & loop closure (the button on this is imprinted with Hawaiian symbols & figures--it's really an interesting little piece of Hawaiiana. Another I'm stumped on dating--the label looks fairly old--again, 60s maybe, or 70s?
Been meaning to list these for ages & am now frantic trying to list for last-minute VLV shoppers. I <i>think</i> they all date from 50s to 70s, but unsure of a couple. Though I have tons of Hawaiian in stock right now & am diligently doing research, still find it tough to date! This is a nice batch--most are mint or new! TIA! With the new eBay rules, I really want to be sure before I list these!
#1: McInerny Iolani Men's zip-up leisure shirt with metal zipper, button & loop closure & metal waist buckle--50s? Or 70s (looks "older" than that, but maybe just well loved & used!)
#2. Unisex (?) or women's barkcloth zip-up shirt jacket; unsure of which sex this is meant for but has 3/4 sleeves with small slits at ends, leading me to think it's a woman's. Stylized doves (don't show up in photo) & those little flowers makes me think 60s?
#3. 70s Executive Iolani NOS w/tags woven polyester men's leisure shirt; is this a VLV type?
#4. Men's Hawaiian Holiday (Hawaiian made) Primo Beer shirt. Stumped on dating this one, can't find this particular HH label. Looks more recent, but has no fabric or care label, so can't be too new? Looks brand new. Pullover, with button placket halfway down front. These appear to be very collectible, even if newer ($55 to over $100 on private sites & even one over $100 on eBay). Primo stopped brewing beer in Hawaii in the 70s & went out of business in the 90s, I think, so that doesn't help much in dating....
#5. Pookela men's Aloha shirt with button & loop closure (the button on this is imprinted with Hawaiian symbols & figures--it's really an interesting little piece of Hawaiiana. Another I'm stumped on dating--the label looks fairly old--again, 60s maybe, or 70s?
