SUN SURF - SPECIAL EDITION - USHIWAKAMARU FIGHTING BENKEI - SS39066

SPECIAL EDITION
"USHIWAKAMARU FIGHTING BENKEI"

• Tourists from the U.S. mainland were captivated by the unique culture of the tropical paradise of Hawaii. Of particular interest to them were Aloha shirts and dresses tailored from fabrics with oriental designs. Tourists in Hawaii used to visit stores to look for their favorite patterns based on advertisements in the newspapers of the time. The Japanese-patterned Aloha shirts are now standard items, but it is said that it originally started when high school students in Honolulu had their shirts tailored by Japanese-affiliated tailors, such as Musashiya, using Japanese fabric. The shirts they wore attracted the attention of tourists and became popular, and Japanese-affiliated Aloha shirt manufacturers and fabric wholesalers began ordering distinctive Japanese designs from Japan, which eventually spread not only among tourists but also among local Japanese-affiliated and became a part of Hawaii's culture.
  This Aloha shirt is the first reproduction for "Sun Surf", and the original is a work that was tailored by "KAIKAMAHINE", a tailor established in 1950 on Kapahulu Avenue in Honolulu. It depicts the battle between Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) and Musashibo Benkei, a famous story that often appears in ukiyoe paintings from the Edo period. The dynamic depiction of Benkei, who attacks to take the sword from Ushiwakamaru, and Ushiwakamaru, who dodges the long sword and looks for a chance to counterattack, is set on the Gojo-Bridge.
• Label: KAIKAMAHINE
• Original: The work of the early 1950s
• Fabric: Rayon Kabe Crepe
• Prinト: Over Print
• Design Pattern: Oriental Design
• Button: Bamboo Button
• Made in Japan
• Model Wearing Size: S (Height 170cm / Weight 52kg)

※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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