Stylish Pareos and Sarongs

Hawaii Uniqueness

The Different Type Of Hawaiian Sarongs and What We Can Bring You-  Our sarongs are a stylin' way to add a little Hawaii to your outfit! Most of our designs are comprised of the vintage aloha shirt patterns, these sarongs bring every Hawaiian pattern and color to life. With two different styles to choose from, sheer or traditional batik, you'll be able to sport the colorful Hawaiian patterns to your favorite beaches!

About The Sheer Fabric - The sheer fabric in a nutshell is an extremely comfortable and sexy sarong adding to the tropical appeal. It weighs next to nothing and unlike many other sarongs that weigh you down with heavy and stuffy fabric, air passes right through it. The fabric is very light and allows your legs to breathe. Made out of 100% polyester you can easily fold it and put it in a handbag. Another convenient factor is the fabric is wrinkle resistant so it can take quite a bit of balling up before some wrinkles will occur.  From swaying palm trees, to laid back surfer dudes, and sunset scenes, you are sure to bring the essence of the islands to your home or beach with these great beach wraps.

So what are the advantages of our Hawaiian sarongs? Unlike other sarong websites there is no minimum order. Our prices are below the price your local store be selling them for! Most likely the same price you buy yours for is the same price your local store would buy from the manufacturer. Now that is true wholesale pricing! You also get the best bang for your buck. as the quality of the fabric is extremely high and as well as being machine printed our sheer sarongs will not fade or run. It should be noted however that our tradition batik sarongs are more vulnerable to bleeding due to the amount of dye that is used in the making. Unless otherwise states all our sarongs and pareos are machine printed allowing the graphics and patterns to be accurately printed.

A Closer Look

Sometimes referred to as a Hawaiian dresses, pareos originated in Tahiti. They were brought to the islands by early Tahitians and many of the designs can still be seen in today's prints. It was the dress for Tahitian and Balinese men and women. These designs and fashions have made it to other parts of the world where they have had different names. Below you can find names for related apparel.

• In Eastern Africa, it is called a kanga, kitenge (or chitenge), or kikoi (or kikoy), and usually made from brightly colored cotton.
• In Madagascar they call it a lamba.
• In Malawi it is known as a chitenje.
• In Mauritius they are called pareos which isn't as popular as sarong but still widely used.
• In Mozambique it is called a capulana.
• In Somalia/Somaliland it is called a macawees.
• In South Africa the Africans call it a kikoi and commonly use it as a furniture cover or for going to the beach.
• In Zimbabwe they are known as zambias.
• It is called a sarung in Indonesian or Malay. You can see where the English get the term Sarong.
• Pareo is the Tahitian word for skirt.

So as you can see above it is spread out widely across the world. It has never made it as an everyday fashion to Europe or America but its popularity has delivered its style to beaches and tropical islands as casual beach wear with swimsuits and bikini apparel. Sarongs have also appeared in multiple films. Without a doubt one of the most popular actresses which sported the wear in the 1937 film The Hurricane is responsible for marketing it. She was widely known as the "sarong girl" by the press. Other Among the other actresses include Maria Montez, Gilda Gray, Myrna Loy, Gene Tierney, Frances Farmer and Movita. Male stars have also been known to wear manly sarongs, those of which include Jon Hall, Ray Milland, Tyrone Power, Robert Preston and Sabu Dastagir.  

_{Hawaiian Dress Dancers: Photo Taken Around 1909
Photo Courteously of: Frederick O'Brien}

Style and comfort is part of the package with our clothing. We work hard to ensure our customers will feel physically comfortable and mentally confident. We'll give you all the tools you need to be sporting the latest fashion on the beach. The beach is not included but we're sure that won't be a problem! Wear and relax!