Mr. Chun originated the shirt to generate cash flow after the great stock-market crash of 1929. No longer were the depressing war-time drabs of brown and olive the only options for male fashion. Three years later. To quote Neil Abercrombie. You can't help feeling good when you're wearing an Aloha shirt.
Hawaiian shirts are mens' clothing items.
Check out the home page of John Thorne. who has several links to some fantastic Aloha shirt manufacturers. Another site for unusual prints for Hawaiian shirt collectors is the Kamehameha Garment Company.