Magnum Mania!

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 7:50 pm Shirt #13 (No Need to Know (1.5))
Paradise Found "Star Orchid" aloha shirt in black.



In No Need to Know, we see some familiar shirts from the pilot, including the navy Lacoste and the khaki military shirt (#4) - maybe this was filmed just after Don't Eat the Snow? Later in the episode we get a first glimpse at what would become another fan favourite, the Black Star Orchid. Fortunately, Paradise Found is still producing these ones (unlike the green variant).

terryfromkerry wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:45 am

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 6:07 pm Shirt #33 (Don't Say Goodbye (1.15))
Purple Calla Lily Aloha Shirt (V1)



Magnum's Aloha shirts are legendary. The purple calla lily makes a lot of appearances over the years, but this is the first appearance. Interestingly, with more foliage and less lily, it's different from the ones used in later seasons. The BAMF Style website has a very good write up of the shirt and includes details I didn't know before, including “According to Pacific Clothing Company (the manufacturer of this shirt) Tom Selleck himself came to their showroom in downtown Honolulu back in the 1980s and personally picked out this shirt.” Nevertheless, the site states that the first appearance of the shirt was season two's Memories Are Forever. Paradise Found carries the purple calla lily today, but it is more lily and less leafy than what i'll call "V1" featured in Don't Say Goodbye."

For comparison, here's an example of V2 from Memories are Forever.

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:03 pm Shirt #34 (The Black Orchid (1.16))
Black Dress Shirt (with collar pin and cream silk tie)



Okay, so not really a Magnum shirt, as he'd probably not be caught dead wearing it if he weren't getting paid, but shirt number 34 nevertheless. Looks like a classic black dress shirt with a vintage collar pin. I think it's one of the few times where even Tom Selleck can't sell the look. Looks like they couldn't even find a hat big enough for him to wear!

Pahonu wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:30 am
I think part of the problem with the hat’s fit is that Selleck has a lot of wavy thick hair. In the later Flashback episode, he brushes it down and almost parts it so it sits flatter like many men’s hair of that era which was typically shorter or slicked down. I’ve thought this before about other times I’ve seen more modern hairstyles with traditional men’s hats. They just don’t go together… and would probably result in some serious “hat head” when taken off!

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:54 am

Pahonu wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:30 am
I think part of the problem with the hat’s fit is that Selleck has a lot of wavy thick hair. In the later Flashback episode, he brushes it down and almost parts it so it sits flatter like many men’s hair of that era which was typically shorter or slicked down. I’ve thought this before about other times I’ve seen more modern hairstyles with traditional men’s hats. They just don’t go together… and would probably result in some serious “hat head” when taken off!

Someone get that man some Brylcreem!

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:44 pm

terryfromkerry wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:45 am

Hi Styles,
Paradise Found have recently added a Navy Star Orchid.https://www.alohaoutlet.com/us/en-us/it ... EstShip=ES
Hopefully the green variant might return again at some point.

terryfromkerry wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:54 pm

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:44 pm

terryfromkerry wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:45 am

Hi Styles,
Paradise Found have recently added a Navy Star Orchid.https://www.alohaoutlet.com/us/en-us/it ... EstShip=ES
Hopefully the green variant might return again at some point.

That's actually really nice in blue. Thanks for sharing, Terry! Hope you're well.

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:09 pm Shirt #1 (Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1.1))
The Lacoste cotton petit piqué in Navy Blue (Probably colour code 166).

Easily available here.