Hawaiian Shirts Ruled On Stage Style At Afro Punk Miami
One garment that screams Aloha summer is the Hawaiian shirt. Once viewed as the tourist shirt your dad would wear on vacation, Hawaiian shirts, and other fatherly threads, from grill master sneakers to pre-curved brim baseball hats, are having a menswear moment in 2022. For the Aloha shirt, these short sleeve, button-down tops always come in lively prints that add a punch of style to any look. And at Afropunk Miami 2022, many of the artists who took the stage showed just how versatile Hawaiian shirts are in a man's wardrobe.
A black experience like no other, the Afropunk marries music, fashion, and culture into a weekend-long festival you have to experience. For its first time in Miami's Overtown neighborhood --known as, “The Harlem of the South,”-- the Afropunk music festival immersed itself in the Caribbean, Afro-Latino, and Latinx cultures. Artists like Mavado, Stonebwoy, Skillibeng, and more made up the line-up of acts that would hit the stage, and under the Miami heat, many of these acts donned Hawaiian shirts for their on-stage performance.
Check out the black and brown men giving us Hawaiian style inspiration below.
IR-SAIS
Ir-Sais wore a Scotch & Soda relaxed-fit Hawaiian shirt featuring a desert landscape motif covering the entire garment. Ir-Sais paired the button-down with linen pants and chunky Off-White sneakers.
Photographed by Ammar Thomas
DRO MARTELLY of DRO X YANI
Dro Martelly of Dro X Yani wore a vintage Fubu Hawaiian shirt on the Afropunk Miami stage. Designed with an all over bamboo and dragons print, Dro styled the top with cropped pants and platform Converse sneakers.
Photographed by Ammar Thomas
KENNY HAITI
Kenny Haiti hit the Afropunk stage wearing the Trippy Landscape woven Hawaiian shirt from Vie + Richie Paris. White jeans and a pair of low-top Nike AF1 completed his performance ensemble.
Photographed by Ammar Thomas
LATENIGHT JIGGY
Latenight Jiggy sported a Hawaiian shirt with a “RK” print featured throughout the garment. Jiggy styled the shirt with hunter green cargo pants and COMME des GARÇONS PLAY Converse.
Photographed by Ammar Thomas
WALSHY FIRE
Walshy Fire wore the Tombolo '¡Gusanito!' Cabana Hawaiian shirt with an agave plant and bottle graphic over the left and right front pockets, respectively, to Afro Punk Miami. Walshy styled the top with the matching Tombolo '¡Gusanito!' Cabana Shorts.
Photographed by Ammar Thomas
