Comments on: Kula: Aloha Shirts Made from Vintage Silk Kimono

By: Dar Horn

Dar Horn — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:41:08 +0000

Thanks for sharing these. I’m getting married in late September. It will be an informal ceremony in a lovely Japanese garden here in Los Angeles. I’ve been looking for the perfect shirt and one of these would be just right! Is it possible to buy them online or some other way?

Help!

By: shar

shar — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:10:05 +0000

Aloha ! These shirts remind me of the original Hawaiian shirts made in the 50′s and prior. The fabrics were made out of silk and printed in Japan as were most of the fabrics at that time ; there are many collectors who pay thousands for some of these designs. The shirts featured in your story echos of the old days. Simply lovely !

By: Gabicci

Gabicci — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:14:13 +0000

I want to thank the blogger very much not only for this post but also for his all previous efforts. I found http://openkyoto.com/stores/kula-vintage-silk-kimono-aloha-shirts.html to be greatly interesting. Have a Excellent day!

By: Magnusmina

Magnusmina — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:29:29 +0000

These shirts are truely works of art and having lived in Hawaii for many years and worked for Liberty House Department Stores (now Macy;s), I sold Aloha Shirts by the boat load. But these are truely one of kinds that will sell in any tropical region on their pure originality. Thanks for Sharing! Best of luck to the designer, Mr. Hitomi! Absolutely wonderful!

By: Draz

Draz — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:42:21 +0000

wow nice shirts will try to find the store and see what more they have ^^

By: [OK] Michael

[OK] Michael — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:15:47 +0000

Hello extrarice, Oh, thank you for commenting on OpenKyoto, you are the very first commenter!! Thanks so much!

Yes, Kula’s shirts are really extraordinarily beautiful and well crafted. When you come to Kyoto, be sure to visit the store and see the real thing as my snap shots in this article hardly do them justice.

By: extrarice

extrarice — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:26:51 +0000

Beautiful shirts!