Guayaberas

These shirts remind me of my father. He’s got a huge collection. There are so many different styles of this type of shirt we call guayaberas or in my country chacabanas. (pronounced cha-kah-bah-nah and gooah-yah-bear-ah) People have used them for weddings instead of the traditional black tie. This would be nice for a wedding by a beach with a tropical theme. They have stores that sell them online now. (Of course, everything is sold online now!)  I got this picture from Guayabera Shirt. Side Note: I’ve never bought from them before so I am not promoting in any way just wanted to give credit for the picture.

I guess my mind has been on latin traditions lately. My dad actually bought three of my nephews matching chacabanas and they wear them to church. They look adorable the four of them! Que Lindos! Wish I had a picture to post but I think my Papi would kill me! I remember a shirt he had when I was around 4 or 5 it was dark blue. My father is the hard at work type constantly even though in my opinion he should be retired. But when he’s wearing the shirt it’s like he’s on vacation. I do have a picture of him at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens about 15 years ago. It was a beautiful day and you can tell by the picture. And he has this beautiful chacabana on in a light color. It’s one of my favorite pictures of him! I have a copy in one of my scrapbooks.

My mom has bought my hubby an updated version of this shirt and he likes to wear it layered. I guess it’s his way of updating a look. This would be a nice gift to buy for someone who’s retiring or who just loves this style of Caribbean shirt. Father’s day is not that far away!

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