After World War II, many servicemen returned to the United States from Asia and the Pacific islands with aloha shirts that were made in Hawaii since the 1930s. Large mainland companies inspired by the Hawaiian Aloha shirts created summer lines with their own versions of printed shirts. The mainland companies had larger factories, bigger methods of distribution and advertised in national publications like Esquire, Saturday Evening Post and the New Yorker. Shirts were listed with selling prices of $5 for short sleeve or $6 for long sleeve shirts.
Capistrano was a California shirt maker that worked with beautiful fabric to create exceptional tropical shirts.
