vintage clothing: hawaiian vintage shirts?
i found a shirt, great shape but definitely old label sewn all four sides: PRINCE KUHIO, with a crown logo in the center, and a hanging, faded tag: RN 20942. i'm fairly certain it's 100% cotton. it's a reverse print with matching left pocket. buttons are either wood, or specifically, bamboo, there are four to mid chest, over the head shirt, NOT button down all the way. pointed collar, slits on both sides of hem. anyone know the decade or is this reproduction and quite recent? thank you for any knowledgeable answers.
"Not button-down all the way" - You're probably talking about a polo shirt? Not much I could find for Prince Kuhio. Though, Prince Kuhio is a resort in Koloa, HI.
I did a search on the RN, and the legal business name is J P ROUMAIN INC. They registered as a garment manufacturing company in Hawaii in 1959. From that I found a shirt that must look like yours and the others I could find from the same RN# on etsy with 4 buttons. Most aren't for sale and a lot were found on "museum" websites, lol. The one I did find on Etsy is listed at $34 plus shipping, has no tag with a crown or any other identifiers as yours, rayon material, and "olive pearlized buttons". They're right when they say vintage 1960's.
I'd guess your shirt was made in the 60s for that Hawaiian resort. Around the same time the acre fore the resort was purchased?? That crown must mean yours is superior and stuff, lol.
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