Say aloha to the must-have piece of SS18 – plus, seven ways to wear it well.

When you hear the words “Hawaiian shirt” – better known as the “aloha shirt” in the islands of its provenance – what springs to mind? Do you hear the sound of creaking hammock rope, waves breaking softly on a nearby shore? Or do you see yourself surrounded by the colourfully attired, gun-toting hoodlums of Mr Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet? Perhaps you simply imagine your dad, on holiday, four piña coladas deep and dangerously close to the dance floor?

Whatever they call to mind for you, they undoubtedly exist in a swirling kaleidoscope of cultural connotations. They’ve been worn by everyone from Mr Elvis Presley on his Blue Hawaii album cover to Mr Al Pacino in Scarface. Hardly surprising that they tend to confuse people.

With summer just around the corner, and Hawaiian shirts once again getting their time in the sun, we have created a handy guide to wearing them in style.