Upa Upa Shirt - Lava

SPECS * Inspired by traditional Tahitian culture, 1960’s-70’s Polynesian attire, lounge wear for the marina playboy, and vintage beachcomber accoutrement. * Fabric: 100% cotton slubby weave bark cloth-type textile, displaying the reverse side of the print due to partial bleed-through of the ink, for a subtle motif effect. Woven and printed in Japan. * 1960’s surf safari type shirt pattern. * Five-pocket style: Four large patch pockets with flaps with extra small arm pocket. * Sixties-style double button flap closure. * Genuine coconut shell buttons. * Side slits. * 100% cotton thread. * Narrow caballo chainstitch construction. SIZING/FIT The Mister Freedom® Upa Upa Shirt comes raw/unwashed, and will shrink to tagged size. Please refer to sizing chart to determine which size works for you. CL's Advice: The Mister Freedom® Upa Upa Shirt is true-to-size. I opted for a medium, my usual size in mfsc shirting. CARE Turn inside-out. STORY The Mister Freedom® Upa Upa shirt, a pattern inspired by 1960’s-70’s lounge attire with a touch of dune buggy escapade. This shirt features five pockets with double button closure flaps, in a (surf) safari jacket detail with a definite sixties accent. The most striking part of our Upa Upa shirt however is the unconventional use of the printed fabric. A popular island fashion in the mid 1960’s, reverse-print fabrics gradually became the cloth of choice for both Kamaʻāina and long-established haole folks. The base fabric we chose for our Upa Upa Shirt is a handsome slubby bark cloth-type woven textile reminiscent in texture of those vintage kitschy 1960’s/70’s cotton Hawaiian shirts.