The best Hawaiian shirts are rayon so I'd look here and see if anything works. But a trim fit is tough to get as the traditional shirts are the opposite. Of my several shirts, the one from Kalaheo has the best cut. Customer service would be able to answer any question you have. They know their products.
www.alohashirtshop.com/ On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 7:55 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The web seems to have few and mostly in black and too big or small, so > perhaps someone can point me toward something that I like. > > I'm looking for rayon -- ie wood or bamboo or other plant fiber that > has been alchemically reduced to its component elements and then > transmuted into spinnable, weavable or knittable fiber -- shirts > suitable for riding. Criteria: > > 1. Pure rayon, or if not pure, with just a wee bit of cotton or anything > else. > > 2. Light colors: white, off white, light blue, light tan, bland > yellow, soft orange, very muted green, cyan/teal, etc. No lilac or > mauve or rose. > > 3. Trim fit. I generally take a long medium, ie long but slender torso. > > 4. Knit -- polo shirt or even t shirt, or woven -- bush shirt cut, > straight bottom, not too long, to be worn tail-out. > > 5. Street wearable. > > 6. At least 1 chest pocket; better 2. > > If the shirts are knit, I'd be very interested to hear how well they > stand up to snagging and raveling. > > I used to own the world's largest collection of rayon Hawaiian shirts > from Goodwill, in both tasteful and repellant designs, and rode in > them for years. They are wonderful for very hot weather riding, but > were too baggy -- headwind sails. > > I don't want thin wool; I save wool for cool weather. And I don't want > synthetics chemically treated for odor resistance. > > Speaking of synthetics and odor: I presently use plastic knits and > weaves for hot weather riding, and if I start clean each time, I can > get ~2, 2-to-3 hour rides or rides+walking-around sessions out of > each, if I hang them up in between and occasionally spritz pits with a > mix of white vinegar and water. But as with wool, or even more so, > rayon never stinks. > > Patrick Moore, at the tail-end of the humid "monsoon" season in ABQ, NM% > > > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtTS5gm_8bRPSZGWYPCgf7MtnZk-KBFqxdh5aRe69qeKQ%40mail.gmail.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAA5HPnOmTLhJ%3DtseLjMMJ7Y9myt2HiuYZD0k8zN_JFJr40sDiQ%40mail.gmail.com.
