A fiery tongued Oriental dragon twists as if it is ready to attack with ears straight back, tail coiled and leading leg positioned to move forward. Framed in an ornate cable frame on the chest front of an elegant long sleeve off-white shirt. In the late 1940s Mainland shirt makers were influenced by servicemen returning to the United States after their duty in the Pacific. Servicemen stopping over for R&R in Hawaii undoubtedly acquired what were called “post cards you could wear”–Hawaiian Shirts in colorful Polynesian prints. Mainland companies got their inspiration from around the World and made shirts with International interest.
