Tommy Bahama shirts - Yay or Nay

[Mr Doof]

Because I am genuinely interested in sowing division and loathing amoungst my fellow humans, I am seeking to understand the consensus opinion on Tommy Bahama shirts, or Tommy Bahama knock-offs.

Are they just a form of re-branded Aloha shirt or a distinct type unto their own?

Are the people who wear them better or worse than people who don't wear button shirts when the temperatures climb?

Which is best to wear to work on Friday?

I will say I do not own a Tommy Bahama shirt but I own some Aloha shirts.

 

[rts265]

Costco over-sized Hawaiian shirts superior IMO

 

[Drumsurf]

Tommy's are fine IMO as long as they don't have those huge stupid logos of cocktails or parrots or bill fish other stupid stuff on the back. If they are simple solid colors or floral print (like a Hawaiian shirt) then they are cool by me.

 

[jkb]

It depends.

Will you be pairing these with some bedazzled True Religion jeans, snake skinned cowboy boots, and a fedora while you blare some Jimmy Buffet?

 

[Makule]

Negative......only good for high maka maka Punahou grads.

 

[afoaf]

Reyn Spooner or GTFO

 

[Duffy LaCoronilla]

Are you a fat douche who thinks putting bait on a hook is a “sport”?

If so, TB is for you.

 

[92122]

Had one a chick bought me back in 2000. Never again.

 

[92122]

However, I can safely recommend their restaurant on Hawaii.

https://bigislandguide.com/tommy-bahama-restaurant

 

[rts265]

I've got a sick oversized shirt I'm saving for my 40th birthday

 

[Muscles]

I work in an office on Oahu that is filled with senior fed government employees. The only people who wear Tommy Bahama shirts here are transplant kooks.

The shirts are hideous and I don't know any Hawaii local that would be caught dead wearing one.

 

[racer1]

Heavy Nay



Sig Zane aloha shirts or nothing.

 

[sponge]

Expensive but I like some of them. As an alternative, I highly recommend Quiksilver Silver Edition shirts. Btw, I always wear my aloha shirts untucked.

 

[slopokecr]

I like the Tommy Bahama folding beach chair from Costco. It reclines and has a pillow--you can nap in it. The shirts? Meh.

 

[ratfink]

Expensive but I like some of them. As an alternative, I highly recommend Quiksilver Silver Edition shirts. Btw, I always wear my aloha shirts untucked.

this....

Always bugged me to see 'em tucked in.
Front Street tourists in Bermuda shorts, black Oxfords, knee-high socks, tucked floral shirts....

 

[ringer]

Would wear if someone bought it for me as a gift. Would not buy it new.

 

[tsenn]

Old Guys Rule...

 

[casa_mugrienta]

Tommy Bahama shirts lol

Foil forum please.

 

[grapedrink]

It depends.

Will you be pairing these with some bedazzled True Religion jeans, snake skinned cowboy boots, and a fedora while you blare some Jimmy Buffet?

Beat me to it with the Jimmy Buffett crack
Doof, IIRC from the photos you posted, you’re too lean to rock a tommy bahama shirt. They are intentionally oversized so that their customers don’t feel fat, when they can where a large instead of an XXL.
If you want that style shirt, go with a tori ricard. Super comfy shirts with great designs

 

[npsp]

Expensive but I like some of them. As an alternative, I highly recommend Quiksilver Silver Edition shirts. Btw, I always wear my aloha shirts untucked.

this....

Always bugged me to see 'em tucked in.
Front Street tourists in Bermuda shorts, black Oxfords, knee-high socks, tucked floral shirts....

Ha! Used to work with a couple of local engineers in HI that always went tucked. The operator guys would give them sh!t then we'd laugh, eat and all was good.