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Shirt

ca. 1949
Not on view
This classic example of the Hawaiian shirt features distinctive Hawaiian words and themes. Bright colors gained a wider popularity after WWII and this shift marks that more relaxed, playful mood in casual menswear.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shirt
  • Date: ca. 1949
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: synthetic
  • Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of George Drew, 1988
  • Object Number: 2009.300.574
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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