KEONI OF HAWAII - WAIKIKI REEF - by JOHN MEIGS - SS39134

"WAIKIKI REEF" by JOHN MEIGS

• This aloha shirt is reproduced by "Sun Surf" with the name of "Keoni of Hawaii" based on the vintage aloha shirt. John Meigs was born in Chicago, Illinois, in the continental United States. He studied drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago and majored in journalism at the University of Redlands and UCLA in Southern California. He then worked as a reporter for the Old Los Angeles United Press before moving to Hawaii in 1938, where he began designing textiles around 1940 while working in the art department of the Honolulu Advertiser. Meigs' innovative designs soon caught the attention of aloha shirt manufacturers, and he began receiving design commissions. Later, during World War II, he joined the Navy and visited Tahiti, a place associated with the painter Paul Gauguin, and was drawn to the fascination of Polynesian culture. In 1947, he was discharged from the Navy and returned to Hawaii, where he worked in public relations for Transpacific Airlines and began preparing to make a living as a designer. Rumors spread quickly, and he began receiving orders not only from Hawaiian manufacturers but also from major fabric wholesalers on the mainland, including Cohn Hallmark (Kohama) and Tamburo Fabrics. He set up a studio in his home and produced as many as 400 designs as a textile designer "Keoni Meigs. One of them is the "WAIKIKI REEF," and it is the first time reproduction for "SUN SURF". The design was produced on order from Tamburo Fabrics, and Meigs was later appointed to produce Hawaiian prints for the company and created many popular works. These designs eventually led to a boom in aloha shirts throughout the United States. The catalogs of Sears, a department store that operated throughout the U.S., featured Meigs' aloha shirts extensively, and he reigned supreme in Hawaiian textile design.
• Artist: JOHN MEIGS
• Fabric: FILAMENT RAYON (100% Rayon)
• Print: Discharge Print
• Design Pattern: Allover Pattern
• Button: Coconut Button
• Made in Japan
• Model Wearing Size: L (Height 180cm / Weight 72kg)

※Please avoid washing it with water or tumble-dry as it may cause shrinkage, loss of shape, seam breakage, and damage to buttons. Regarding care, please consult a reliable laundry store.

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