Most Hawaiian shirts deserve the bad reputation they carry. Cheap rayon, colours that compete with each other rather than work together, a fit that looks like it was sized for someone significantly larger. The result is a shirt that announces itself before you’ve even walked into the room, and not in a good way. Done properly though, a tropical shirt is one of the most confident things a man can wear in summer. The trick is in the details: a viscose or cotton blend that actually drapes well, a print with some considered spacing rather than wall to wall chaos, and a fit that sits close enough to look intentional. We’ve been specifically looking for shirts that work beyond the beach, the kind you can wear to a casual dinner or a Sunday afternoon somewhere with a decent cocktail list. Loud does not have to mean sloppy. These shirts understand the difference.