Olympian swimmer Duke Kahanamoku and New York garment company, Cisco, collaborated and created a Duke Kahanamoku sportswear collection in 1950. This collection was distributed to better stores across the country.
This short-sleeved aloha shirt is like wearing a painting; the design runs from top to bottom right across the front and back. The scene is a serene walk through a grove of trees catching the last light of the setting sun. The mountains in the distance are tinged pink by the sunset.
