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Exhibit features creator of famed 'Blue Hawaii' shirt

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 10, 2013

~~<p>Although the ease of photoreproduction has allowed many companies to sell what's become known as the Elvis Presley &quot;Blue Hawaii&quot; camp shirt, credit for the original aloha shirt goes to Hawaii garment manufacturer Alfred Shaheen, subject of the Bishop Museum exhibition &quot;HI Fashion: The Legacy of Alfred Shaheen.&quot;</p>
<p>Original Tiare Tapa shirts in red, green and blue are featured in the exhibition, which continues through Feb. 25.</p>
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Although the ease of photoreproduction has allowed many companies to sell what's become known as the Elvis Presley "Blue Hawaii" camp shirt, credit for the original aloha shirt goes to Hawaii garment manufacturer Alfred Shaheen, subject of the Bishop Museum exhibition "HI Fashion: The Legacy of Alfred Shaheen."

Original Tiare Tapa shirts in red, green and blue are featured in the exhibition, which continues through Feb. 25. Login for more...



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