The Polo Ralph Lauren Hoffman Collection is a limited-edition capsule of Hawaiian-style prints inspired by the personal archive of surf legend Walter Hoffman.

After serving at Pearl Harbor in the early 1950’s—where he was a member of both the U.S. Navy surf and swim teams—Hoffman began to sell tropical-print fabrics through his family’s textile business. Over time, Hoffman helped pioneer the popularity of the traditional “aloha” shirt, which eventually formed the foundation of modern surf wear.

Taking direct inspiration from Walter Hoffman’s original “aloha” shirts, the Polo Ralph Lauren Hoffman Collection includes men’s apparel and accessories. Matching camp shirts, shorts, and canvas sneakers were exclusively developed in three original floral patterns from the Hoffman archives: South Pacific Floral, Coconut Grove Floral, and The Big Kahuna. Unique and colorful, each item in the collection is listed with the quantity produced to highlight its highly limited production.

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