"SUN SURF", which revives vintage Aloha shirts in the modern age using the techniques of the time, archives about 4000 vintage Aloha shirts as materials. The Lightning Archives "VINTAGE ALOHA SHIRTS" series was born from a project to introduce about 2,000 carefully selected clothes in a total of 10 books over 5 years, and this is the second installment.

Along with the knowledge of vintage Aloha shirts that Mr. Kobayashi has cultivated over many years, he took over the popular Aloha shirt brand "SUN SURF" founded by Mr. Kobayashi in 2013. It was written and supervised by Mr. Yoshihiro Nakano, who continues to promote the appeal of Aloha shirts.

This "Vintage Aloha Shirt" series basically has a chapter for each design pattern of the shirt, and in addition to that, each issue includes some kind of "feature". In this second edition, the special features are "LAND OF ALOHA" and "John Meigs"! The design "LAND OF ALOHA" used on the cover is a masterpiece among masterpieces that won first place in a contest to determine the best masterpiece of all time in Hawaii. We have selected it as one of the features of this issue. The cover uses a miraculous piece of dead stock.

A special feature featuring "John Meigs", known as an up-and-coming textile designer among vintage, is also posted. No other Aloha-related book has so many works by Meigs. It covers everything from masterpieces to unknown works.

When it comes to vintage Aloha shirts in the vintage market, generally only rayon and silk materials tend to be prized, and they are highly valued in terms of price. However, in the history of Aloha shirts, there are many rare models made of cotton, and in fact, cotton has been made since before World War II. Therefore, in this "Vintage Aloha Shirt" series, not only the material but also the manufacturing period is widely handled from the 1930s to the 1970s, overturning the "prejudice" of general vintage Aloha shirts and leaving correct information for future generations. is the role of this book. It will be an essential resource not only for Aloha shirt lovers, but also for vintage clothing lovers.

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