S/S Hawaiian Shirt "One-eyed Skull"

DS-2549 S/S Hawaiian Shirt "One-eyed skull"

100% Rayon

Sizes 38, 40, and 42 are sold out.

I tried to apply a kimono textile design that existed during Japan's Taisho period, in the 1920s, to Hawaiian shirts.

The 1920s in Japan was a time of economic prosperity and the booming boom generation, but it also saw the First Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars, and a somewhat decadent and anxious culture was brewing.

In the midst of all this, lowbrow textile designs featuring skulls, monsters and other designs on kimono, which were popular at the time, also appeared. They became popular among people known as 'Kenkimono' (eccentrics).

This textile design was projected onto Hawaiian shirts, which were hugely popular in America in the 1950s.

The material is rayon fujiette, with a skull pattern in light colors on a dark background. The background features a large floral pattern that resembles roses or buttons, which is a reproduction of the original pattern.

The funky skull pattern, which seems to come from the world of Shigeru Mizuki, is a textile design that is still relevant in the 21st century. Many celebrities are wearing it.