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Knit Cabana Shirt

Name: Knit Cabana Shirt
Rating: 4.48 (25 reviews)

$80.00

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Size:S

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The Hammies Knit Cabana Shirt fits true-to-size and fits like the original cabana shirt.

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The Knit Cabana Shirt is the newest addition to our Cabana Set line and represents our foray into something we're very excited about: Beach Knits. This piece is inspired by an illustration that we stumbled upon titled "Manhattan Beach Buoy Ensembles." We fell in love with the style and searched high and low for something like it, but lo and behold, we found nothing...the style was truly lost and forgotten. We spent the past 6 months reproducing the piece from the illustration and we couldn't be happier with the result. See how close we got below.

We tried to reproduce this piece down to its tiniest details, but we had to make a couple of important design decisions. The original piece features an irregular square print which can only be accomplished by printing on a woven fabric, so we decided to go with a similar Nordic-style knitting pattern instead. The original piece also appears to have terry cloth hems on the sleeves, and although we're huge fans of terry cloth, we decided to knit the entire piece vs. sewing different pieces of fabric together.

The Knit Cabana Shirt is a homage to a time when swimsuits were made of wool. This is your grandpa's beach sweater!

🌱 100% cotton yarn
🧶 Nordic-style knit pattern
💎 Four oversized buttons and left chest pocket
🎨 Matches our navy and red cabana trunk colors and navy and red short colors
✨ The most esoteric product that we have made to date

The Inspiration

Inspiration for the Hammies Knit Cabana Shirt

The History

While conducting our regular Hammies R&D, we learned that the first swim and beach brands of the 20th century started out as knitting mills! The original swimsuits were made of wool and left almost everything up to the imagination. As the pastime of swimming grew in popularity, Catalina (founded in 1907 as Bentz Knitting Mills) and Jantzen (founded in 1916 as Portland Knitting Company) shifted away from knitting sweaters and into knitting swimsuits. The swimsuit went on to push the limits of American fashion and modesty for the next 40 years. If you want to learn more, we recommend Making Waves: Swimsuits and the Undressing of America by Lena Lenček and Gideon Bosker. This explains why we see so many people wearing beach sweaters in vintage photos and ads from the 1950-70s.

Customers praised this thick knit shirt as "extremely well-made" with excellent quality that lasts years. Shoppers noted it runs snug and recommend sizing up for proper fit. The fabric is thick, not lightweight. Buttons only extend partway up, designed to wear open as swimwear. Customers love the look and styling versatility.

5 stars: 18 (72%)
4 stars: 2 (8%)
3 stars: 4 (16%)
2 stars: 1 (4%)
1 star: 0 (0%)

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Fit as expected for medium. I wear 15 15 1/2 dress shirt

S

The shirt is cute but it's giving more Christmas party than Cabana shirt. Its a thicker material which I probably wouldn't choose to wear outside in the sun, but that's just my opinion.

S

Small

Great quality but runs small

Much better qualtiy than expected especially at this price point.

L

Exactly what I was looking for

Great quality, size up one as it’s cut smaller. Issue with my 20% coupon, said i could have one with email, then only got 10. Fast shipping

This shirt is huge! I know it’s supposed to be a relaxed fit, but it’s way too big for a size small. The proportions are also really odd.

Very thick material although soft amd comfy. Down side i think because of the thickness the xxl size isnt standard xxl it is actually smaller . And unfortunately for a rather muscular body. It doesnt actually fit.

Fantastic shirt. Fits very well. Boxy and 50s/60s-like in style while still being extremely flattering and versatile. The quality of the materials and the construction is also excellent and the terry cloth is soft, and absorbant - perfect for pool and beach days. Shipped very quickly, and the customer service was very friendly and to the point, although seeing as the shirt arrived in such good time, and without incident, there wasn’t much need to contact them more than once to confirm the shipping arrangements to the UK. Will definitely be buying from Hammies again. Would love to see a few more colours and variations of this brilliant style of shirt. Probably the only company out there doing high quality, vintage-fit beach and pool wear.

Green Shorts and Shirt (Men’s)

Although my daughter thought I looked like a picnic table, I am very happy with the fit and quality.
I’m 6’1” and 215. I chose the XL shirt (knowing to wear opened) and size 38 shorts. I usually wear a 36 jeans.
The shorts fit great, but no draw string. So if you are roughhousing in the pool, you may want to invest in some speedos under it. Otherwise the webbing is plenty enough “protection” for casual lounging and swimming and water slides.
Will be my go-to swim wear and already look it their other products.

Very happy with shirt. Quality and fit great.

Love the shirt but size ran a bit small

XL

Nice Cabana Shirt

I wish I could keep this cabana shirt. Ordered.an XL. It is more like an M to an L in width and length. Very short. I'm not tall. It barely makes it past my rib cage.
Love the quality and style. Wish they made a xxxl.

We appreciate your feedback, Curtis. Our original cabana shirt is quite short because traditional cabana shirts from the 1960s were generally short. We ended up making our Summer Cabana Shirt and Gingham Cabana Shirt longer so that it would work better for more people. I personally wear the Cabana Shirt open most of the time and when worn with the trunks, the shortness of the shirt is much less of an issue.

L

memories of Dad!

brings back memories of my dad wearing this! seems to run small - usually, I wear Medium- went with Large and fit is good.

L

Brilliant!

Great quality and fit. Love it!

L

Brilliant!

Great quality and fit. Love it!

M / Green

Cabana shorts and shirt

Love it and the fit is just right

M / White/Navy/Red

So retro!

The fit is short and wide, exactly how they were made in the 50’s and 60’s. It fits true to size. I ordered a medium and my husband wears a medium in tops.

TLDR: size up, thick knit, buttons only at the bottom

Love the shirt. Couple things to note before you buy:

Definitely size up. I’m 5’7” 160lbs, and bought a L and it fit well.

It’s pretty thick, so if you’re looking for something light and breezy, this might not be it.

Obviously meant to be worn open (since it’s marketed as swimwear) but still good to note that the buttons don’t go all the way up the shirt.

If you’re cool with all that, it’s great.

Love!!!!

Love it! But but size up if you're unsure.

Absolutely adore this knit shirt / short sleeved cardigan! The fabric is thick, the knit is tight, and it's extremely well-made. I was unsure about sizing, but I followed the measurements in the sizing guide, and ordered in XL instead of the usual L that I wear in most brands. Turns out it was correct -- this item runs a bit snug, so I'm glad I went with the XL. For reference, I'm 6'2", 35 waist, 44 chest, and the XL is definitely the right size.

Love your shirt so I bought it for my husband. I ordered a size up because I wanted it to be a little roomier on him since we live further to the south, but it is a very thick knit. And what I love about Hammies, is they never failed to produce a very quality product that if taken care of properly will last many many years.

Shirt looks great…but must be some kind of slim fit cut.. or everyone was thinner back in the day when this style came out!! Wish there was a bigger size!! But still a cool shirt

Didn’t realize it was a towel shirt but still love it

Love the look. It fits nicely and styled well with the red swim suit... will purchase again with this company

really pretty shirt and I love the piping. fabric is pretty stiff almost canvas-y in texture, so feels durable and retro but something to keep in mind.