Go on, you know you want to. RAF Hawaiian shirts
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Go on, you know you want to. RAF Hawaiian shirts
Be different, just do not stand next to me lol.
A sample shown, no nothing to do with me, but ermmm some of you might like em.
https://www.merchgift.com/collection...Hdg1bw0MSK4rok
A sample shown, no nothing to do with me, but ermmm some of you might like em.
https://www.merchgift.com/collection...Hdg1bw0MSK4rok
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One of the unique quilts available, suitable for the spring the UK is currently experiencing https://www.merchgift.com/collection...s/kalt2205bc03
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I saw that, its odd though that they do the UK, German, Australian, Belgium, Italy etc but not the USA.
The top Puma one impressed me because unlike items you get in the UK, they have managed to get the flag the right way up and the back is mirrored correctly.
The top Puma one impressed me because unlike items you get in the UK, they have managed to get the flag the right way up and the back is mirrored correctly.
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Originally Posted by dctyke
I ordered one last week, just be aware that right at the end of the transaction the price changes to dollars and you discover the item is coming from America.
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Not really a pukka Hawaiian shirt unless bought in Hawaii!
As was mine when HMtheQ sent us there on an open-ended detachment. 2 x VC10K3, 3 x crews, some mad scientists and some TCW mates. Plus our groundcrew and some 'specialists'.
Ooh it was SUCH hell... Mahalo!!
As was mine when HMtheQ sent us there on an open-ended detachment. 2 x VC10K3, 3 x crews, some mad scientists and some TCW mates. Plus our groundcrew and some 'specialists'.
Ooh it was SUCH hell... Mahalo!!
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Originally Posted by BEagle
Not really a pukka Hawaiian shirt unless bought in Hawaii!
As was mine when HMtheQ sent us there on an open-ended detachment. 2 x VC10K3, 3 x crews, some mad scientists and some TCW mates. Plus our groundcrew and some 'specialists'.
Ooh it was SUCH hell... Mahalo!!
As was mine when HMtheQ sent us there on an open-ended detachment. 2 x VC10K3, 3 x crews, some mad scientists and some TCW mates. Plus our groundcrew and some 'specialists'.
Ooh it was SUCH hell... Mahalo!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_shirt
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Thanks for the correction and the link, West Coast!
We just found some mall not far from where we were staying in Honolulu and did the tourist thing, competing amongst ourselves for the gaudiest shirts we could find!
We just found some mall not far from where we were staying in Honolulu and did the tourist thing, competing amongst ourselves for the gaudiest shirts we could find!
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Originally Posted by BEagle
Thanks for the correction and the link, West Coast!
We just found some mall not far from where we were staying in Honolulu and did the tourist thing, competing amongst ourselves for the gaudiest shirts we could find!
We just found some mall not far from where we were staying in Honolulu and did the tourist thing, competing amongst ourselves for the gaudiest shirts we could find!
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Originally Posted by West Coast
Good ones never went out of style.
You need some pukka vintage 1940'50's era Aloha shirts for the proper 'Here to Eternity' look.
Glad I picked up the ones I have back in the 80's & 90's when they were still affordable and not so collectible as now. There a serious 4 figure sum sitting in the wardrobe that'll I have to let go of one day before too long. Still wear them on the odd occasion when UK weather is vaguely Islands-ish, or I go back across the pond on visits.Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by Lima Juliet
These are also proper nasty - 65% polyester...
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JAJ
I hate fabrics with man-made content like Polyester - crap for the environment (microfibres from this stuff is killing our oceans), burns like a b#st#rd (no naked flames!), it makes you sweat like a fat kid playing rounders, it feels nasty against the skin, it often looks cheap and shiny plus there is a reason why it’s cheap. Aloha or Hawaiian shirts should be cotton with wooden buttons - that’s the spec. Also, there is a reason why they are made of cotton in one of the hottest and humid islands in the middle of the Pacific - they keep you cool!
Leave the nasty-nylon garments to those that play Kev-Ball...
Here are some top tips on how to stay cool from the Aussies (who should know what they are on about): https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/fash...mmers/11739222
I hate fabrics with man-made content like Polyester - crap for the environment (microfibres from this stuff is killing our oceans), burns like a b#st#rd (no naked flames!), it makes you sweat like a fat kid playing rounders, it feels nasty against the skin, it often looks cheap and shiny plus there is a reason why it’s cheap. Aloha or Hawaiian shirts should be cotton with wooden buttons - that’s the spec. Also, there is a reason why they are made of cotton in one of the hottest and humid islands in the middle of the Pacific - they keep you cool!
Leave the nasty-nylon garments to those that play Kev-Ball...
Here are some top tips on how to stay cool from the Aussies (who should know what they are on about): https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/fash...mmers/11739222
