An Alfred Shaheen-designed red aloha shirt was deemed cool enough for Elvis on the cover of his 1961 <em>Blue Hawaii</em> soundtrack

Alfred Shaheen: Pioneer of the Hawaiian Shirt

The man responsible for taking the 'Aloha' shirt beyond the shores of Hawaii to iconic postwar fashion status dies at 86

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